No. 2,724 in Portuguese
recarga
"Recarga" means "recharge" or "refill" in English.
In a sentence
Eu preciso comprar uma recarga para o meu celular.
I need to buy a recharge for my cell phone.
In this sentence, 'recarga' refers to the process of adding credit or airtime to a prepaid mobile phone plan.
A recarga da bateria do carro foi feita na oficina.
The car battery was recharged at the workshop.
Here, 'recarga' denotes the act of charging the battery of the car, restoring its power.
Estou aguardando a recarga do cartão de transporte que pedi online.
I am waiting for the recharge of the transport card I ordered online.
In this example, 'recarga' is used to describe the action of adding funds or a balance to a transport card for public transportation.
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