sections, passages, stretches, segments
1. portions or segments of a longer whole, such as a road, text, or journey
The highway was closed in several stretches due to construction.
A rodovia estava fechada em vários trechos devido à construção.
2. excerpts or passages from a book, speech, or artistic work
The teacher read selected passages from the novel to the class.
A professora leu trechos selecionados do romance para a turma.
3. distances or routes between two points
We drove several miles before reaching the next town.
Dirigimos vários trechos antes de chegar à próxima cidade.
The word 'trechos' is commonly used in Brazilian media, particularly in traffic reports ('congestionamento em vários trechos') and literary contexts. It reflects the practical Brazilian need to describe segments of long distances due to the country's vast geography and extensive highway systems.
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