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How to Say ‘Forty-eight hours in advance’ in Portuguese

Com quarenta e oito horas de antecedência

kohng kwuh-REN-tuh ee OY-too OH-rash duh an-teh-seh-DEN-syah

[kohng kwuh-REN-tuh ee OY-too OH-rash duh an-teh-seh-DEN-syah]

💬 Usage Tip: The pattern is com + amount of time + de antecedência. Swap in any length of time: com uma semana de antecedência "a week in advance".

Phrase Breakdown

Com quarenta e oito horas

kohng kwuh-REN-tuh ee OY-too OH-rash

With forty-eight hours

'Com' is nasal, like 'cõ'. The 'h' in 'horas' is silent.

Example

Avise com quarenta e oito horas.

Give notice with forty-eight hours.

Words in this phrase

Com

[kohng]

with

Preposition used to connect an idea to a quality, person, or thing.

Example

Com experiência internacional, o candidato destaca-se mais.

With international experience, the candidate stands out more.

quarenta

[kwuh-REN-tuh]

forty

The number 40.

Example

A sala tem quarenta cadeiras.

The room has forty chairs.

[ee]

and

A simple connector joining two qualities or ideas.

Example

Procuro um ambiente aberto e humano.

I am looking for an open and human environment.

oito

[OY-too]

eight

The number 8; 'quarenta e oito' is 48.

Example

São quarenta e oito euros.

It's forty-eight euros.

horas

[OH-rash]

hours / time

Refers to clock time in questions.

Example

A que horas é a partida?

What time is the departure?

de antecedência

duh an-teh-seh-DEN-syah

in advance / of notice

'Antecedência' means advance notice. Stress: antece-DÊN-cia. It often sounds like 'd'antecedência'.

Example

Reserve com antecedência.

Book in advance.

Words in this phrase

[duh]

A preposition meaning "of" or "for," depending on context.

Example

Falámos de carreira durante o intervalo.

We talked about career matters during the break.

antecedência

[an-teh-seh-DEN-syah]

advance notice

Time given beforehand; 'com antecedência' means in advance.

Example

Reserve com antecedência.

Book in advance.

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