No. 2,877 in Portuguese
enem
ENEM: National High School Examination in Brazil, used for college admissions and assessing education quality.
In a sentence
Ontem foi o dia da aplicação da prova do ENEM em todo o Brasil.
Yesterday was the day of the ENEM exam application throughout Brazil.
Here, 'ENEM' is an abbreviation referring to the Brazilian national high school exam used for college admissions.
Ele estudou muito para o ENEM e espera conseguir uma boa nota.
He studied a lot for the ENEM and hopes to get a good grade.
In this context, 'ENEM' is again used to denote the examination, highlighting the efforts made in preparation for it.
As notas do ENEM podem ser usadas para ingressar em universidades públicas.
The ENEM scores can be used to join public universities.
Here, 'ENEM' signifies the exam whose scores serve as a qualifier for enrollment in educational institutions.
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