No. 687 in Portuguese
altura
"Altura" in Portuguese means "height" or "altitude."
In a sentence
A altura do prédio é impressionante.
The height of the building is impressive.
This sentence uses 'altura' to refer to the physical dimension measuring how tall the building is.
Naquela altura, ninguém sabia o que fazer.
At that point, no one knew what to do.
Here, 'altura' is figuratively used to denote a specific point in time.
Ele ajustou a altura da cadeira para ficar mais confortável.
He adjusted the height of the chair to make it more comfortable.
In this case, 'altura' indicates the adjustable vertical position of the chair.
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