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volume elevado

[vɔˈlũ.mɪ ɛ.lɪˈva.du]
noun phrase (adjective + noun)masculinepl: volumes elevados
high volume
1. A large quantity or amount of something
The store receives a high volume of customers during the holidays.
A loja recebe um volume elevado de clientes durante os feriados.
2. Sound intensity that is loud or above normal levels
Please turn down the volume; it's too loud.
Por favor, reduza o volume elevado; está muito alto.
3. A large quantity of business transactions or sales
The company reported high volume sales this quarter.
A empresa relatou vendas com volume elevado neste trimestre.
NYC Slang
turned up / cranked up (for sound); heavy traffic (for quantity)
Synonyms
grande volumevolume altovolume intensoquantidade elevada
Antonyms
volume baixovolume reduzidopouco volume

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
volume elevado
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
volume elevado
Common in business and commercial contexts
Portugal
volume elevado
Standard usage, may also use 'som alto' for sound specifically

Related Idioms & Phrases

a todo volume
em volume elevado
aumentar o volume
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