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Em algumas cidades, as pessoas usam moeda paralela, ao invés do real.

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em
     1. prep. in; inside; within (contained by)
     2. prep. on; on top of (located just above the surface of)
     3. prep. in; at (located in a location)
     4. prep. in (part of; a member of)
     5. prep. in; into; inside (towards the inside of)
     6. prep. indicates the target of an action
     7. prep. in (pertaining to the particular thing)
     8. prep. in (immediately after a period of time)
     9. prep. in; during (within a period of time)
     10. prep. at; in (in a state of)
     11. prep. in (indicates means, medium, format, genre or instrumentality)
     12. prep. in (indicates a language, script, tone etc. of writing, speaking etc.)
     13. prep. in (wearing)
     14. prep. (slang) (indicates that the object deserves a given punishment)
algumas
     1. pron. feminine plural of algum
     algum
          1. pron. form of f=alguma
          2. pron. some, any
cidades
     1. n. plural of cidade
     cidade
          1. n-f. city, town
as
     1. art. feminine plural of o
     2. pron. (third person personal) them (as a direct object; the corresponding indirect object is lhes; the form used after prepositions is elas)
     3. n. plural of a
     o
          1. art. the masculine singular definite article
          2. pron. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ele)
pessoas
     1. n. plural of pessoa
     pessoa
          1. n-f. person (an individual being, especially a human)
          2. n-f. (formal) person (someone’s physical body)
          3. n-f. (grammar) person (either the speaker, those spoken to or the subject of the discussion)
          4. n-f. (Christian theology) person (any of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity)
          5. n-f. (law) person (person or organisation with standing before the courts)
usam
     1. v. verb form of usar
     usar
          1. v. (indtr, direct=1, qualdirect=more common) to use; to utilise; to employ; to make use of
          2. v. to sport (to wear, wield or have as a notable feature)
          3. v. to use (to consume habitually)
moeda
     1. n-f. coin
     2. n-f. currency
paralela
     1. adj. feminine singular of paralelo
     paralelo
          1. adj. (geometry) parallel (of two or more (straight) lines, (flat) surfaces etc: equally distant from one another at all points)
          2. adj. (computing) parallel (involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time)
          3. adj. parallel (having the same overall direction)
          4. adj. (of events) happening at the same time
          5. adj. (electricity) describes conductor which are in parallel
          6. adj. which is used as an alternative to something official
          7. n-m. (geography) parallel (line of latitude)
          8. n-m. a comparison (evaluation of the similarities and differences)
ao
     1. contraction. contraction of a o (to the (masculine singular))
invés
     1. n-m. opposite, reverse
do
     1. contraction. contraction of de
real
     1. adj. true, real
     2. adj. that has physical existence; real
     3. adj. (mathematics, of a number) being a member of the set of real numbers; real
     4. n-m. a real number
     5. n-f. (Brazil, colloquial) truth (conformity to fact or reality)
     6. adj. (relational) monarchy; royal; regal
     7. adj. having the air or demeanour of a monarch; regal
     8. n-m. a former Spanish currency
     9. n-m. the current Brazilian currency
     10. n-m. a former currency of Portugal and its colonies (the plural later became réis)




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