This is the 4551st most frequent Portuguese word.
consecutivos
"Consecutivos" means "consecutive" in English, referring to things that follow one another in order.
The word 'consecutivos' is used as an adjective to describe 'five days', emphasizing their sequential order without interruption, implying they followed one another in time.
Após cinco dias consecutivos de chuva, o solo estava encharcado.
After five consecutive days of rain, the soil was soaked.
'Consecutivos' here qualifies 'three awards,' indicating these awards were achieved one after the other in successive events or categories.
Ele ganhou três prêmios consecutivos na competição de literatura.
He won three consecutive awards in the literature competition.
'Consecutivos' modifies 'anos difíceis,' suggesting a sequence of years, each characterized by difficulties occurring one after another without breaks.