No. 2,460 in Portuguese
cerco
"Siege" or "encirclement."
In a sentence
O cerco começou ao amanhecer.
The siege began at dawn.
In this sentence, 'cerco' is used in the sense of a military siege or surrounding.
Eles fizeram um cerco à casa suspeita.
They made a perimeter around the suspicious house.
Here, 'cerco' is used to describe the act of encircling or surrounding a specific location in a targeted manner.
O cerco policial impediu a fuga dos criminosos.
The police cordon prevented the criminals' escape.
In this example, 'cerco' is employed to indicate a protective or confining enclosure formed by police forces.
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