No. 942 in Portuguese
primeiras
"Primeiras" means "first ones" in English.
In a sentence
As primeiras aulas da semana são as mais produtivas.
The first classes of the week are the most productive.
'Primeiras' here refers to the ordinal position of the classes within the week, indicating 'first' in sequence.
As primeiras chuvas trouxeram alívio após a seca.
The first rains brought relief after the drought.
In this sentence, 'primeiras' indicates the initial occurrence of events, specifically the rains.
Ela cumprimentou as primeiras pessoas que encontrou no evento.
She greeted the first people she met at the event.
Here, 'primeiras' is used to describe the initial group of individuals she interacted with in a temporal order at the event.
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