No. 2,657 in Portuguese
natação
Swimming.
In a sentence
Eu adoro praticar natação nas manhãs de sábado.
I love practicing swimming on Saturday mornings.
In this sentence, 'natação' is used as a noun to denote the activity or sport of swimming undertaken regularly as a form of exercise or hobby.
A equipe de natação da escola foi campeã este ano.
The school's swimming team won the championship this year.
Here, 'natação' functions as a descriptive term to specify the type of team, indicating that it relates to swimming.
Durante as férias, aprendi as técnicas básicas de natação.
During the holidays, I learned the basic techniques of swimming.
In this sentence, 'natação' is used to refer to the discipline or methods of swimming, emphasizing learning and application.
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