No. 2,889 in Portuguese
fies
"Fies" is the acronym for "Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil," a Brazilian government program that provides student loans for higher education.
In a sentence
Os alunos são muito fiéis ao professor.
The students are very loyal to the teacher.
Here, 'fiéis' is used as an adjective meaning 'loyal', describing the students' characteristic.
O contrato do FIES foi aprovado pelo governo.
The FIES contract was approved by the government.
In this sentence, 'FIES' refers to 'Fundo de Financiamento Estudantil', a Brazilian student loan program. It is used as a proper noun.
Temos que ser fiéis aos nossos princípios.
We must be loyal to our principles.
'Fiéis' acts as an adjective meaning 'loyal', but in this case it defines adherence to principles or morals.
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