No. 943 in Portuguese
prédio
Building.
In a sentence
O prédio onde trabalho fica no centro da cidade.
The building where I work is located downtown.
In this sentence, 'prédio' refers to a physical structure, specifically a building used for work.
O prédio histórico foi restaurado recentemente.
The historic building was recently restored.
Here, 'prédio' is used to describe an old, historically significant building.
Construíram um novo prédio para abrigar os escritórios.
They built a new building to house the offices.
In this case, 'prédio' is used to indicate a newly constructed structure for professional purposes.
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