No. 1,588 in Portuguese
sequer
"Sequer" means "even" or "at least," often used to indicate absence or minimality.
In a sentence
Ele não tinha sequer uma ideia do que fazer.
He didn't even have an idea of what to do.
The word 'sequer' is used to emphasize the absence of anything, here, even the smallest form of an idea.
Não fui sequer consultado sobre a decisão.
I wasn't even consulted about the decision.
In this sentence, 'sequer' highlights that no consultation occurred, increasing the sense of omission or exclusion.
Ela não olhou sequer os documentos antes de assiná-los.
She didn't even look at the documents before signing them.
Here, 'sequer' indicates that not even a basic action (looking at the documents) was performed.
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