Useful in Portuguese 🇧🇷

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Tips to remember:
• Notice that “útil” resembles the English word “utility,” which is connected to usefulness. This similarity can help recall that “útil” means “useful.”
• Remember the accent on the “ú” to distinguish it from similar-looking words.

Explanations:
• “Útil” is an adjective that describes something that is beneficial, functional, or that serves a particular purpose.
• It conveys the idea that an object, idea, or piece of advice has practical value or application.

Other words that mean the same thing:
• Prático
• Funcionante (in certain contexts)
• Proveitoso
• Válido

Alternate meanings and slang:
• Although “útil” is primarily used to mean “useful,” in informal contexts it can imply that someone or something is “handy” or “resourceful.”
• There isn’t a widely recognized slang meaning for “útil,” but in colloquial speech it might be used in a light, almost ironic way to indicate that something is surprisingly helpful or conveniently timed.

Examples of sentences that use it (with translations):
• "Este conselho foi muito útil para resolver o problema."
  Translation: "This advice was very useful to solve the problem."
• "A ferramenta que comprei provou ser extremamente útil na oficina."
  Translation: "The tool I bought proved to be extremely useful in the workshop."
• "Ela sempre tem uma sugestão útil para melhorar as coisas."
  Translation: "She always has a useful suggestion to make things better."

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