No. 4,472 in Portuguese
cem
One hundred.
In a sentence
Eu tenho cem reais na minha carteira.
I have one hundred reais in my wallet.
The word 'cem' is used here as a numerical quantity representing the number one hundred.
Para alcançar cem por cento, precisamos melhorar nossos esforços.
To reach one hundred percent, we need to improve our efforts.
The word 'cem' is used here in the context of describing the percentage value of one hundred percent.
A turma começou com cerca de cem alunos.
The class started with around one hundred students.
The word 'cem' is used here to denote an approximate numerical quantity of a group, specifically one hundred.
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