No. 2,588 in Portuguese
fundado
Founded.
In a sentence
A escola foi fundada em 1962.
The school was founded in 1962.
The verb 'fundado' here is used as a past participle to describe the establishment of an institution in the past.
Ele disse que seu projeto foi fundado em princípios sólidos.
He said that his project was founded on solid principles.
'Fundado' here metaphorically refers to being based or established upon certain principles or foundations.
A cidade foi fundada por exploradores portugueses.
The city was founded by Portuguese explorers.
In this context, 'fundado' again describes the act of establishing, particularly referring to the creation of a settlement by explorers.
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