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1. past tense of 'acontecer' - to occur or take place; to happen
What happened yesterday?
O que aconteceu ontem?
2. to come to pass; to come about
The accident happened on the highway.
O acidente aconteceu na estrada.
3. to befall; to occur to someone
Something strange happened to him.
Algo estranho lhe aconteceu.
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
aconteceu
standard usage across Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
aconteceu
no regional variation
São Paulo
aconteceu
no regional variation
Portugal
aconteceu
standard usage in European Portuguese
Related Idioms & Phrases
aconteceu de repente - happened suddenly
o que aconteceu? - what happened?
como aconteceu - how it happened
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