Usages of o confinamento
No primeiro confinamento, muitas lojas fecharam e só reabriram meses depois.
During the first lockdown, many shops closed and only reopened months later.
Durante o confinamento, muitos vizinhos aplaudiram os bombeiros da janela.
During the lockdown, many neighbours applauded the firefighters from the window.
Test yourself: What does o confinamento mean?
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