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

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Uma, duas, meia e já! On your marks, get set, go!
Volto às seis e meia. I'll return at 6:30.
Voltarei às 6 e meia. I'll return at 6:30.
Ao bom entendedor meia palavra basta A word to the wise is sufficient
São quatro e meia da tarde. It's 4:30 in the afternoon.
A escola começa às oito e meia? Does school start at eight-thirty?
A aula só começa às oito e meia. Class doesn't begin until eight-thirty.
Fizeram-me esperar por mais de meia hora. I was made to wait for over 30 minutes.
Ele perdeu o trem das oito e meia. He failed to catch the 8:30 train.
Vou apanhar o comboio das dez e meia. I'm going to take the 10:30 train.
Tom geralmente trabalha das nove às cinco e meia. Tom usually works from nine to five-thirty.
O avião sai às cinco e meia da tarde. The plane departs at 5:30 PM.
Ela me deu um chá de cadeira de meia hora. She kept me waiting for 30 minutes.
Eu cheguei em Kobe por volta das duas e meia. I arrived in Kobe around two thirty.
A mulher de meia idade continuou a falar alto durante todo a viagem. The middle-aged women kept talking loudly all the way.
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