This is the 2690th most frequent Portuguese word.
pontuais
"Pontuais" means "punctual" or "specific."
Here, 'pontuais' is used to describe the teachers being punctual, meaning they started the classes on time.
Os professores foram pontuais ao iniciar as aulas.
The teachers were punctual in starting the classes.
In this context, 'pontuais' refers to the issues being isolated or one-off, indicating they were individual occurrences.
Os problemas no sistema foram pontuais e rapidamente corrigidos.
The issues in the system were isolated and quickly resolved.
Here, 'pontuais' is used to mean 'specific', depicting focused and targeted solutions.