No. 1,186 in Portuguese
crescente
"Crescente" means "growing" or "increasing" in English.
In a sentence
O número de participantes no evento está em crescente.
The number of participants in the event is increasing.
In this sentence, 'crescente' is used as an adjective meaning 'increasing' or 'continuously growing', describing a trend or a state of growth.
A lua se transformará em uma crescente esta noite.
The moon will turn into a crescent shape tonight.
Here, 'crescente' refers to the crescent phase of the moon, functioning as a noun that describes the curved shape typical of this moon phase.
A demanda crescente por tecnologias verdes está mudando o mercado.
The growing demand for green technologies is changing the market.
In this example, 'crescente' is used as an adjective meaning 'growing' or 'increasing', modifying the noun 'demand' to indicate a trend of intensifying activity.
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