Occur in Portuguese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo take place, said of an event in news, reports and official statements.

Definition in PortugueseAcontecer, dito de um fato em notícias, relatórios e comunicados.

Example sentences

• Ocorreu uma falha na rede elétrica às oito da noite.🔊

  A fault occurred on the power grid at eight p.m.

• Deve ter ocorrido um curto-circuito, mas nada foi confirmado.🔊

  A short circuit must have occurred, but nothing has been confirmed.

• Devem ter ocorrido duas falhas na mesma noite.🔊

  Two faults must have occurred on the same night.

Learn it in a lesson

• Assessing certainty in Portuguese

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