Category: TechnologyPart of speech: phraseDifficulty: Intermediate

inovação tecnológica

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English meaning: Technological innovation

Portuguese Definition

(Português)

A criação e aplicação de novas tecnologias.

English Definition

The creation and application of new technologies. Brazil's most notable technological innovations include: Embraer commercial aircraft, electronic voting machines, flex-fuel vehicles, internet banking, Fiocruz vaccines, and agtech from EMBRAPA. Portugal's tech sector has grown rapidly — Lisbon hosts Web Summit, and Portuguese startups (Feedzai, Remote) are achieving unicorn status.

Example

O Brasil inovou no voto eletrônico, no etanol de cana-de-açúcar e na aviação com a Embraer.

In English: Brazil innovated in electronic voting, sugarcane ethanol, and aviation with Embraer.

Synonyms

  • inovação
  • tecnologia avançada

Antonyms / Opposites

  • tecnologia obsoleta
  • atraso tecnológico

Literary Heritage

O progresso é o lento triunfo da razão sobre a brutalidade.

Progress is the slow triumph of reason over brutality.

Eça de Queirós · Novelist · Late 19th century

A Relíquia

Eça de Queirós, The Relic (A Relíquia, 1887), Ch. 5

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