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simulação — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dive verb To plunge headfirst into water.
  • drill verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  • simulation noun A model or reproduction of a real system or situation, used to study or predict how it behaves.

Senses

simulação is used for these senses in English:

  • dive (sports) A deliberate fall after a challenge.
  • drill An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
  • simulation Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.

dive — full definition

  1. verb To plunge headfirst into water.
  2. verb To drop or descend sharply and quickly.
  3. noun A cheap, run-down bar or club.

drill — full definition

  1. verb To make a hole in something using a rotating cutting tool.
  2. verb To practise something repeatedly, often in a military or training context, until it becomes automatic.
  3. noun A tool or machine used for boring holes.
  4. noun A repeated practice exercise designed to build a skill or prepare for an emergency.
  5. noun A dark, gritty style of trap music known for aggressive, often violent lyrics.

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