This is the 12465th most frequent Portuguese word.
submetidas
"Submetidas" means "submitted" or "subjected" in English.
Here, 'submetidas' means 'submitted' and indicates that the action of presenting or delivering something to another entity has occurred.
As propostas foram submetidas ao comitê para avaliação.
The proposals were submitted to the committee for evaluation.
In this case, 'submetidas' means 'subjected to' and refers to the condition or situation affecting the plants.
As plantas, quando submetidas a pouco sol, não crescem adequadamente.
Plants, when subject to little sunlight, do not grow properly.
Here, 'submetidos' is used in the sense 'subjected to,' indicating an action or process experienced by the patients.