This is the 10918th most frequent Portuguese word.
injeções
Injections.
In this sentence, 'injeções' refers to medical injections administered to the dog for health purposes.
Precisamos levar o cachorro ao veterinário para receber as injeções.
We need to take the dog to the veterinarian to receive the injections.
Here, 'injeções' is used metaphorically to represent acts or instances of encouragement, akin to boosts.
As injeções de ânimo que ela me dá ajudam muito nos dias difíceis.
The injections of encouragement she gives me help a lot on tough days.
In this context, 'injeções' pertains to the industrial process of injecting materials like plastic into molds during manufacturing.