No. 1,644 in Portuguese
observatório
Observatory: A place or building equipped for observing astronomical, meteorological, or other natural phenomena.
In a sentence
Eu visitei o observatório para olhar as estrelas.
I visited the observatory to look at the stars.
In this sentence, 'observatório' is used to refer to a facility or structure designed for observing celestial objects and phenomena.
O observatório de aves na reserva é um ótimo lugar para estudar pássaros.
The bird observatory in the reserve is a great place to study birds.
Here, 'observatório' refers to a place equipped for observing birds, highlighting its use outside astronomical contexts.
A pesquisa foi realizada em um observatório climático especializado.
The research was conducted at a specialized climate observatory.
In this case, 'observatório' denotes a location focused on monitoring and studying weather or climatic conditions.
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