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events

[/ɪˈvɛnts/]
nounpl: events
eventos
1. things that happen or occur, especially something important or notable
The conference will feature several important events.
A conferência terá vários eventos importantes.
2. a planned public or social gathering or celebration
We are organizing a charity event next month.
Estamos organizando um evento de caridade no próximo mês.
3. in sports, a competition or contest
She competed in three track and field events.
Ela competiu em três eventos de atletismo.
4. in computing, a change in state or user action detected by a program
The application listens for mouse events.
A aplicação detecta eventos do mouse.
Synonyms
occurrencesincidentshappeningsoccasionscircumstances

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
eventos
most common translation
Rio de Janeiro
eventos
standard usage
São Paulo
eventos
standard usage, also 'acontecimentos' in formal contexts
Portugal
eventos
standard usage, also 'acontecimentos' or 'factos' for historical events

Related Idioms & Phrases

in the event of - em caso de
in any event - em qualquer caso
be an event - ser um acontecimento marcante
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