How to Say ‘By a centimeter!’ in Mexican Spanish
¡Por un centímetro!
pohr oon sen-TEE-meh-troh
[pohr oon sen-TEE-meh-troh]
Phrase Breakdown
Por
[pohr]
by
Identifying the agent performing an action.
Fue hecho por nosotros.
It was made by us.
un
[oon]
a
Part of un poco, a set phrase meaning a little.
Con gusto te cuento Un poco de nuestra historia.
Gladly, I’ll tell you a little about our history.
centímetro
[sen-TEE-meh-troh]
centimeter
Unit of length; one hundredth of a meter.
El lápiz mide quince centímetros.
The pencil is fifteen centimeters long.
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