No. 2,690 in Portuguese
pontuais
"Pontuais" means "punctual" or "specific."
In a sentence
Os professores foram pontuais ao iniciar as aulas.
The teachers were punctual in starting the classes.
Here, 'pontuais' is used to describe the teachers being punctual, meaning they started the classes on time.
Os problemas no sistema foram pontuais e rapidamente corrigidos.
The issues in the system were isolated and quickly resolved.
In this context, 'pontuais' refers to the issues being isolated or one-off, indicating they were individual occurrences.
A empresa busca soluções pontuais para melhorar a eficiência.
The company seeks specific solutions to improve efficiency.
Here, 'pontuais' is used to mean 'specific', depicting focused and targeted solutions.
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