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Conseguir
Conseguir means to manage or to succeed in doing something, and it implies effort or difficulty. Poder is about permission and possibility; conseguir is about capability in the moment. Não posso entrar means I am not allowed in, while não consigo entrar means I cannot get the door open.
Examples in context
Não vou conseguir acabar hoje.
I will not manage to finish today.
Ele quer conseguir um emprego novo.
He wants to get a new job.
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