No. 859 in Portuguese
médicos
Doctors.
In a sentence
Os médicos estão de plantão hoje no hospital.
The doctors are on duty today at the hospital.
Here, 'médicos' refers to the professionals working in the medical field, specifically those on duty.
Os médicos salvaram muitas vidas durante a pandemia.
The doctors saved many lives during the pandemic.
In this sentence, 'médicos' highlights the contribution of medical practitioners to society.
Eles precisam contratar mais médicos para a emergência.
They need to hire more doctors for the emergency room.
Here, 'médicos' indicates the necessity to increase personnel in the medical department.
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