No. 256 in Portuguese
preciso
"Preciso" in Portuguese means "precise" or "necessary" depending on the context.
In a sentence
Eu preciso de ajuda para resolver este problema.
I need help to solve this problem.
Here, 'preciso' is used as a verb, meaning 'I need'.
Seu cálculo foi muito preciso.
Your calculation was very precise.
In this sentence, 'preciso' operates as an adjective, meaning 'precise' or 'accurate'.
Para ser mais preciso, os dados foram coletados ao longo de três anos.
To be more precise, the data was collected over three years.
Here, 'preciso' is again used as an adjective, describing the quality of being exact or concise.
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