This is the 8186th most frequent Portuguese word.
sylphes
The word "sylphes" is not Portuguese; it is French. In English, it refers to mythological air spirits or slender, graceful beings.
Here, 'sylphes' are depicted as protectors of the element of air within a story's narrative.
No conto, os sylphes eram guardiões do ar e da brisa.
In the tale, the sylphes were guardians of air and breeze.
In this context, 'sylphes' emphasizes their mystical and unseen nature as supernatural entities.
Ele acreditava que os sylphes eram invisíveis aos olhos humanos.
He believed that the sylphes were invisible to human eyes.
In this sentence, 'sylphes' refers to mythical beings often described as graceful and ethereal spirits associated with air.