No. 3,152 in Portuguese
coincidência
"Coincidência" means "coincidence," referring to the occurrence of two or more events at the same time by chance.
In a sentence
Foi uma coincidência encontrar você aqui hoje.
It was a coincidence to meet you here today.
Here, 'coincidência' refers to an unexpected event where two people's paths cross without planning.
A semelhança entre os dois eventos foi pura coincidência.
The similarity between the two events was pure coincidence.
In this sentence, 'coincidência' denotes an unexpected and random resemblance between two occurrences.
Não acredito em coincidências quando se trata de situações tão específicas.
I don't believe in coincidences when it comes to such specific situations.
The word 'coincidências' here conveys the idea of unexpected correlations or events which the subject is skeptical about.
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