O meu telefone estava estragado.

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#1
English Translation

My phone was broken.

I have a problem with this translation because quebrada was given as a choice and
O meu telefone estava quebrada. translates to my telephone was broken. Whereas O meu telefone estava estragado translates to My telephone was damaged. Is there a problem using quebrada with telephones and electromechanical devices? Could both answers be correct?

#2

Due to the random selection of “wrong” choices, it can sometimes happen that two potentially equally valid options are presented, out of sheer chance.

I’m sorry I can’t answer that question. :frowning:

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