This is the 6195th most frequent Portuguese word.
college
In Portuguese, "college" refers to a private secondary school or educational institution.
'college' is used here to refer to a higher education institution.
Estou ansioso para começar meu curso na college no próximo semestre.
I am eager to start my course at the college next semester.
In this sentence, 'colleges' refers to different institutions offering higher education being compared by the speaker.
Visitei varias colleges para decidir onde estudar.
I visited several colleges to decide where to study.
Here, 'college' defines the workplace, a specific type of educational institution.