A ferramenta elétrica
Example: Comprei uma ferramenta elétrica para consertar a cadeira.
Definition
"A ferramenta elétrica" refers to any power tool designed to perform construction or repair tasks more efficiently by using electricity. It includes devices like drills, saws, and sanders, which help in fixing, building, or modifying objects such as furniture or structures.
Etymology
The term "a ferramenta elétrica" comes from Portuguese, where "ferramenta" means tool and "elétrica" means electric. Originally, "ferramenta" stems from Latin 'ferramentum,' meaning iron tool. The addition of "elétrica" specifies that the tool operates using electric power, a concept that emerged with technological advances in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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