No. 2,992 in Portuguese
slam
In Portuguese, "slam" refers to a poetry competition where participants perform spoken word pieces and are judged by the audience.
In a sentence
No torneio de poesia, ele ganhou o prêmio de melhor slam.
In the poetry competition, he won the award for the best slam.
Here, 'slam' is used to refer to a performance poetry competition.
Ele bateu a porta com força, fazendo um alto slam.
He slammed the door forcefully, making a loud slam.
In this context, 'slam' refers to the sound produced when something is forcefully shut.
Durante o jogo de basquete, ele fez um incrível slam dunk.
During the basketball game, he performed an amazing slam dunk.
Here, 'slam' is part of the phrase 'slam dunk,' referring to a basketball scoring move.
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