No. 662 in Portuguese
manutenção
Maintenance.
In a sentence
A manutenção do carro é essencial para evitar problemas futuros.
The maintenance of the car is essential to avoid future issues.
In this sentence, 'manutenção' refers to 'maintenance' as in the process of keeping something in good working condition, specifically a car.
Eles estão fazendo manutenção na rede elétrica do bairro.
They are performing maintenance on the neighborhood's electrical network.
Here, 'manutenção' stands for 'maintenance' in the sense of repairing or improving technical or infrastructural systems.
O software requer manutenção periódica para continuar funcionando corretamente.
The software requires periodic maintenance to continue functioning correctly.
In this example, 'manutenção' means 'maintenance' as in the regular updates or care needed for software to work well.
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