carrefour

carrefour

"Carrefour" is not Portuguese; it's French. It means "crossroads" or "intersection" in English.

Here, 'carrefour' is used as a proper noun, referring to a large supermarket chain.

Eu fui ao carrefour comprar mantimentos.

I went to Carrefour to buy groceries.

In this case, 'carrefour' refers to a crossroad or intersection, used as a common noun.

No carrefour da avenida, havia um semáforo quebrado.

At the crossroad of the avenue, there was a broken traffic light.

Here, 'carrefour' is employed metaphorically to describe a pivotal point or decision context in her speech.

Ela mencionou o carrefour no discurso dela como um símbolo de escolha.

She mentioned the crossroad in her speech as a symbol of choice.