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How to Say ‘A hundred metres at most.’ in Italian

Un centinaio di metri al massimo.

oon chen-tee-NAH-yoh dee MEH-tree ahl MAHS-see-moh

[oon chen-tee-NAH-yoh dee MEH-tree ahl MAHS-see-moh]

Phrase Breakdown

Un centinaio di metri

oon chen-tee-NAH-yoh dee MEH-tree

About a hundred meters

This is an approximate distance. The main stress falls on 'NA' in centinaio and 'ME' in metri.

Example

La farmacia è a un centinaio di metri.

The pharmacy is about a hundred meters away.

Words in this phrase

[oon]

a / an

An indefinite article meaning 'a' before a masculine singular noun.

Example

È stato un incontro molto utile.

It was a very useful meeting.

centinaio

[chen-tee-NAH-yoh]

about a hundred

A noun meaning roughly one hundred.

Example

C'erano un centinaio di persone.

There were about a hundred people.

[dee]

Preposition linking nouns, often translated as of.

Example

Che tipo di ruolo è disponibile?

What kind of role is available?

metri

[MEH-tree]

meters

Plural of 'metro', the basic unit of length.

Example

La stanza è larga quattro metri.

The room is four meters wide.

al massimo.

ahl MAHS-see-moh

at most.

'Al massimo' means 'at most'. Stress the first syllable, MAS-si-mo, and hold the double 's'.

Example

Dieci minuti al massimo.

Ten minutes at most.

Words in this phrase

[ahl]

at the

'a' + 'il'; in 'al massimo' means at most.

Example

Arrivo al massimo alle otto.

I'll arrive by eight at the latest.

massimo

[MAHS-see-moh]

maximum

The most; 'al massimo' = at most.

Example

Costa venti euro al massimo.

It costs twenty euros at most.

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