No. 620 in Portuguese
elétrica
"Elétrica" means "electric" in English.
In a sentence
A churrasqueira elétrica é muito prática para churrascos rápidos.
The electric barbecue grill is very practical for quick barbecues.
Here, 'elétrica' is an attributive adjective modifying 'churrasqueira', describing the barbecue grill as powered by electricity.
Ela é uma engenheira elétrica especializada em sistemas de potência.
She is an electrical engineer specialized in power systems.
In this sentence, 'elétrica' functions as an attributive adjective defining the specialized field of the engineer.
A cidade ficou sem luz devido a uma falha elétrica.
The city went dark due to an electrical failure.
In this context, 'elétrica' describes the nature of the failure, indicating it is related to electricity.
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