São Paulo
/fa.ˈɾɔw/fah-RAWLnoun
headlight
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Everywhere in Brazil farol means a lighthouse or a car headlight. Its use for a traffic light is regionally marked: Priberam labels that sense "[Brasil: São Paulo]", and it is what paulistanos say day to day.
O farol esquerdo do carro queimou.
The car’s left headlight burned out.
À noite, os faróis do caminhão são bem fortes.
At night, the truck's headlights are very bright.
A chuva deixou o farol embaçado.
Regional patterns, not hard borders. A word may be used outside the highlighted area, and multiple words can coexist in the same region. Falando highlights the strongest and most useful patterns from its sources.
The rain fogged up the headlight.
Acenda o farol do carro, que já está escurecendo.
Turn on the car headlight, it's already getting dark.
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