🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

avaliação inicial

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-va-lia-ção i-ni-ci-al

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Initial-evaluation/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl ɪˌvæl.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O psicólogo conduziu uma avaliação inicial na primeira sessão."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The first systematic assessment or appraisal of a person's condition, situation, or requirements conducted at the beginning of a process or program.

    "The physical therapist performed an initial-evaluation before designing the rehabilitation program."
  2. 2

    A preliminary review or screening used to determine eligibility, risk, or the appropriate next steps in a professional or institutional procedure.

    "Candidates must pass an initial-evaluation of their technical skills before being invited to the final interview."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'initialis' (pertaining to a beginning, from 'initium' meaning beginning) combined with 'evaluation', which stems from the French 'évaluer' (to find the value of), rooted in the Latin 'valere' (to be strong or worth). The combined compound term emerged in modern professional contexts, particularly medicine, psychology, and education, to designate the first formal assessment of a subject's condition or needs.

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