No. 1,364 in Portuguese
inicia
"Initiates" or "starts."
In a sentence
O curso inicia às nove da manhã.
The course starts at nine in the morning.
In this sentence, 'inicia' indicates the time at which the course begins.
Ela sempre inicia o dia com uma caminhada.
She always starts the day with a walk.
Here, 'inicia' describes the activity the person begins at the start of their day.
A fábrica inicia a produção de novos modelos amanhã.
The factory begins the production of new models tomorrow.
In this instance, 'inicia' represents the initiation of the factory's new production cycle.
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