No. 359 in Portuguese
curso
"Curso" in Portuguese means "course" in English.
In a sentence
Estou matriculado em um curso de culinária.
I am enrolled in a cooking course.
The term 'curso' here refers to an academic or instructional program in a particular subject area.
O curso do rio foi desviado para irrigar as plantações.
The river's course was diverted to irrigate the crops.
Here, 'curso' denotes the natural flow path of the river.
Durante o curso da reunião, discutimos vários assuntos importantes.
During the course of the meeting, we discussed several important topics.
In this sentence, 'curso' is used to indicate the progression or period of time in which the meeting occurred.
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