Breakdown of É importante diminuir o barulho durante a reunião.
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É importante is a very common impersonal structure in Portuguese, just like It is important in English.
- É importante diminuir o barulho = It is important to reduce the noise
- The it is not translated as a separate word here.
You could also say:
- É preciso diminuir o barulho = It is necessary to reduce the noise
- Isso é importante = That is important
But isso é importante means something slightly different: it points to a specific thing already mentioned. In your sentence, é importante is just making a general statement.
After expressions like é importante, Portuguese often uses an infinitive verb, just like English does after it is important to...
So:
- É importante diminuir o barulho
- literally: It is important to reduce the noise
Other similar examples:
- É bom descansar = It is good to rest
- É difícil entender isso = It is difficult to understand that
You do not need to conjugate diminuir here because no specific subject is being named.