No. 367 in Portuguese
semanas
"Semanas" means "weeks" in English.
In a sentence
Eu trabalho cinco dias por semanas.
I work five days per week.
Here, 'semanas' is used to specify a period of time, 'week', in the context of a recurring schedule.
As semanas do verão são mais animadas.
The summer weeks are livelier.
In this sentence, 'semanas' refers to a specific group of weeks during the summer, emphasizing a period related to an event or season.
Faltam duas semanas para o meu aniversário.
There are two weeks left until my birthday.
Here, 'semanas' indicates the remaining duration of time until a future event, showing its use in calculating time intervals.
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