No. 908 in Portuguese
comerciais
"Comerciais" means "commercials" or "related to commerce/business" in English.
In a sentence
Os intervalos comerciais interrompem o programa frequentemente.
The commercial breaks frequently interrupt the program.
In this sentence, 'comerciais' refers to commercial breaks on television or radio, serving as an adjective modifying 'intervalos' (breaks).
As áreas comerciais da cidade são muito movimentadas.
The commercial areas of the city are very busy.
Here, 'comerciais' describes areas dedicated to commerce or trade, functioning as an adjective modifying 'áreas' (areas).
Os jingles comerciais são muito cativantes.
Commercial jingles are very catchy.
In this usage, 'comerciais' again acts as an adjective, characterizing 'jingles' (advertising tunes) as being related to commerce or promotion.
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