Usage examples of "meia" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Estará aqui em meia hora. He will be here in half an hour.
Cadê a minha outra meia? Where's my other sock?
Temos meia dúzia de ovos. We have half a dozen eggs.
Onde está a minha outra meia? Where's my other sock?
Me fizeram esperar quase meia hora. I was kept waiting nearly half an hour.
Sua meia está com um buraco grande. There's a big hole in your sock.
Daiane é sua meia irmã também, George. Diane is your half-sister too, George.
Sua meia está com um buraco do tamanho do mundo. There's a big hole in your sock.
Meia dúzia de ferramentas formam a coleção. A half-dozen tools make up the tool collection.
Por favor, traga-me meia garrafa de vinho. Please bring me a half-bottle of wine.
Este trabalho pode ser terminado em meia hora. This work can be finished in half an hour.
Ele leu por mais de duas horas e meia. He read for more than two and a half hours.
Encomendei meia dúzia de livros de química de Nova York. I ordered half a dozen books on chemistry from New York.
Pecado confessado é meio perdoado A fault confessed is half redressed
Tire suas meias, por favor. Take off your socks, please.
Trabalho bem começado, meio acabado Well begun is half done
Você tem sapatos e meias? Do you have shoes and socks?
Gostaria de comprar meio bolo. I'd like to buy half a cake.
Descalce suas meias, por favor. Take off your socks, please.
Ela cortou a maçã no meio. She cut the apple in half.
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