This is the 676th most frequent Portuguese word.
trabalha
"Trabalha" means "works" (3rd person singular of "trabalhar").
Here 'trabalha' is the third person singular form of the verb 'trabalhar,' indicating that 'she (ela)' performs the action of working in her profession.
Ela trabalha como professora em uma escola.
She works as a teacher in a school.
Here 'trabalha' expresses the skilled or creative engagement of the artist with recycled metal, reflecting expertise or focus.
O artista trabalha exclusivamente com metal reciclado.
The artist works exclusively with recycled metal.
In this case, 'trabalha' refers to the operation or function of a machine, showing the verb can extend to non-human subjects in contexts implying operation.