How to Say ‘The waist measures eighty-two centimeters.’ in Portuguese
A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.
ah seen-TOO-rah MEH-duh oy-TEN-tah ee doysh sen-TEE-mee-troosh
[ah seen-TOO-rah MEH-duh oy-TEN-tah ee doysh sen-TEE-mee-troosh]
Phrase Breakdown
A cintura mede
ah seen-TOO-rah MEH-duh
the waist measures
Used to state the waist measurement.
A cintura dela mede pouco.
Her waist measures little.
Words in this phrase
A
[ah]
the
Feminine singular definite article used before a specific noun.
A palavra em "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros." é feminina.
The word in "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros." is feminine.
cintura
[seen-TOO-rah]
waist
The middle part of the body between the ribs and hips.
Em "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "cintura" é a parte do corpo medida.
In "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "cintura" is the body part being measured.
mede
[MEH-duh]
measures
Verb from 'medir', used to say the size or length of something.
Em "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "mede" indica o valor da medida.
In "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "mede" indicates the measurement value.
Oitenta e dois centímetros
oy-TEN-tah ee doysh sen-TEE-mee-troosh
eighty-two centimetres
This is the measurement value in centimetres.
A mesa tem oitenta e dois centímetros de largura.
The table is eighty-two centimetres wide.
Words in this phrase
oitenta
[oy-TEN-tah]
eighty
The number 80.
Em "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "oitenta" é a dezena do número.
In "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "oitenta" is the tens part of the number.
e
[ee]
and
Used between tens and units in numbers, like 82.
Em "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "e" une as partes do número.
In "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "e" joins the parts of the number.
dois
[doysh]
two
The number 2.
Em "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "dois" completa o número.
In "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "dois" completes the number.
centímetros
[sen-TEE-mee-troosh]
centimeters
A metric unit of length used for body measurements.
Em "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "centímetros" é a unidade métrica.
In "A cintura mede oitenta e dois centímetros.", "centímetros" is the metric unit.
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