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- "Os lustres são verdes."
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Wikipedia says: Um lustre, candelabro ou lampadário é um candeeiro suspenso com mais de um foco luminoso, como velas ou lâmpadas.
Once again I encounter a problem of lack of clarity between expressions which are similar or related. I refer to luz, lustres, and lampada. by this time I have no idea which word to use in translation into English. in British English light can refer to lamps, standard, ceiling or table lamps. Since there are few if any chandeliers in domestic premises the word is confined to very grand large light fixtures, not just those which hang from the ceiling. though I enjoy some aspects of the new approach to learning there is toolittle attempt to clarify differences such as the one above and the one I mentioned earlier, i.e. the difference between chao which seems to be floor and piso and pista which is maybe ground. in British English there is a clear difference between ground and floor.
Maybe a spider ceiling lamp? http://www.voltexstore.com/spider-ceiling-lamp-serge-mouille-pid3720.htm
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It seems that araña in Spanish would normally be translated as spider, but could also mean chandelier araña: spider; chandelier; candelabrum; candleholder; candlestick; crown; coronet
*Eu não entendo. (Kudos for trying :) getting stuff wrong is the only way you'll get better, so don't feel afraid to add more Portuguese into your questions!)
Regarding your question, adjectives are always inflected according to the number and gender of the word they're qualifying. "Lustres" is a plural noun, so "verdes" needs to be in the plural too.
Good luck with your studies :)
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The program uses pendant lights forever, then gigs my use of it. However, chandeliers is more appropriate. I don't really know what pendant lights are.