No. 110 in Portuguese
terça
"Terça" means "Tuesday."
In a sentence
Na próxima terça, teremos uma reunião importante.
Next Tuesday, we will have an important meeting.
In this sentence, "terça" is used to denote a specific day of the week, Tuesday, within the context of a scheduled event.
A terça parte do livro era a mais interessante.
The third part of the book was the most interesting.
Here, "terça" is part of the term "terça parte" which means 'third part', demonstrating a fraction-related usage.
Ele comprou uma terça de vinho para a celebração.
He bought a tercia (a portion of wine) for the celebration.
In this context, "terça" refers to a historical unit of measure or container, showing its more traditional and less common usage.
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