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luan
"Luan" is a male given name of Portuguese origin.
In a sentence
Luan gosta de jogar futebol.
Luan likes to play soccer.
Here, 'Luan' is used as a proper noun indicating a person's name.
À noite, a luz da luan iluminava o campo.
During the night, the moonlight was illuminating the field.
In this sentence, 'luan' is a poetic or less common term for 'lua' (moon) in some regional usages, metaphorically implying the moon's light.
Seus olhos brilhavam como a luan na escuridão.
Her eyes shone like the moon in the darkness.
Again, 'luan' is utilized metaphorically to refer to the moon, within a poetic context.
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