Phrase · 🧉 Regional expressions: South, Southeast & Centre-West
Dobra à direita na segunda sinaleira.
Turn right at the second traffic light.
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Why every word is where it is
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- segunda → sinaleira: segunda → sinaleira
- Dobra → direita: dobrar à direita
Why it's built this way
The notes match the numbers above.
- 1Traffic light: «sinaleira» in Porto Alegre, «farol» in São Paulo, «sinal» in Rio; «semáforo» is formal.
- 2«dobrar» = to turn a corner; also «virar».