A demolição
Example: A demolição do prédio velho começou ontem de manhã.
Definition
"A demolição" refers to the process of tearing down or destroying a building or structure, often to clear the site for new construction or renovation. It involves systematic dismantling to remove old or unsafe buildings, as in the phrase 'A demolição do prédio velho começou ontem de manhã.'
Etymology
The word "a demolição" comes from the Latin 'demolitio,' derived from 'demoliri,' meaning 'to pull down.' It entered Portuguese maintaining this sense of destruction or dismantling, especially in the context of construction and urban development. Did you know that the root 'moli-' relates to 'building' or 'structure,' so "demolição" literally means 'undoing a building'?
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