No. 2,956 in Portuguese
oriente
"Oriente" in Portuguese means "East" or "Orient."
In a sentence
O sol nasce no oriente todos os dias.
The sun rises in the east every day.
In this sentence, 'oriente' refers to the cardinal direction 'east'.
Ele estuda a cultura do Oriente Médio na universidade.
He studies the culture of the Middle East at the university.
Here, 'Oriente' is used to denote the geographic and cultural region of the 'Middle East'.
A bússola aponta para o norte e ajuda a se orientar.
The compass points north and helps to orient.
In this example, 'orientar' (a verb derived from 'oriente') means 'to set direction or guidance'.
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