No. 748 in Portuguese
novidade
"Novidade" means "novelty" or "news."
In a sentence
A loja trouxe muitas novidades para a nova temporada.
The store brought many novelties for the new season.
Here, 'novidade' is used to mean 'novelty' or 'new product' that is introduced to the market.
Você tem alguma novidade para me contar?
Do you have any news to tell me?
In this sentence, 'novidade' refers to 'news' or 'recent updates' that someone wants to share.
Isso foi uma novidade para nós, e ainda estamos assimilando.
That was a surprise for us, and we are still processing it.
The word 'novidade' in this context conveys the idea of a surprising or unexpected development or occurrence.
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