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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): a essência - the essence

Portuguese (Portugal)
/Infinitives as nouns
/a essência

a essência

Word

a essência

Meaning

the essence

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Infinitives as nouns

Usages of a essência

O agir sem sentido destrói a nossa essência.

Acting without meaning destroys our essence.

Enquanto estamos a pensar, alimentamos a essência.

While we are thinking, we feed the essence.

Não uso essa essência, aliás, prefiro a baunilha.

I do not use that essence, rather, I prefer the vanilla.

Houve um problema com a essência. Aliás, era demasiado amadeirada.

There was a problem with the essence. In fact, it was too woody.

Não ando a usar a essência de rosa, aliás, prefiro a de baunilha.

I have not been using the rose essence, rather, I prefer the vanilla one.

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