Evidence in Portuguese 🇧🇷

evidência info.

Tips to remember the word:
• Notice the similarity between “evidence” and “evidência” – they share the same Latin root, which can help you recall the meaning.
• Associate the “-ência” ending with other Portuguese words (like “existência,” “experiência”) to reinforce the pattern in noun formation.

Explanations:
• “Evidência” refers to the quality of being clear or obvious, or to information that establishes the truth of a claim.
• It can also denote something that is demonstrably true or apparent by observation.

Other words with the same meaning:
• Prova
• Indício
• Demonstração
• Comprovação

Alternate meanings and slang:
• In informal contexts, “evidência” might be used to emphasize that something is unmistakably true or noticeable, as in “Está na evidência” meaning it’s blatantly obvious.
• There’s no widespread slang meaning, but context might loosen its formality when referring to something plainly visible.

Example sentences:
• "A evidência dos danos no carro foi suficiente para acionar o seguro."
 Translation: "The evidence of the car's damages was enough to claim the insurance."
• "Ele apresentou evidências claras de sua inocência."
 Translation: "He presented clear evidence of his innocence."
• "A melhoria no desempenho é uma evidência do sucesso do novo método."
 Translation: "The improvement in performance is evidence of the success of the new method."

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