No. 879 in Portuguese
trecho
A portion, section, or excerpt.
In a sentence
Li um trecho interessante de um livro sobre filosofia.
I read an interesting excerpt from a book about philosophy.
In this sentence, 'trecho' refers to an excerpt or a section taken from a larger work, such as a book, indicating a specific part of written material.
Este trecho da estrada está em construção.
This section of the road is under construction.
Here, 'trecho' is used to mean a segment or portion of a linear structure, in this case, a road, emphasizing a limited span that is part of a whole.
O trecho da música ficou na minha cabeça o dia todo.
The segment of the song stayed in my head all day.
In this context, 'trecho' denotes a part or snippet of a performance piece, such as a song, highlighting a specific fragment that is memorable.
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