No. 1,794 in Portuguese
inteiro
Whole; entire; complete.
In a sentence
Eu comi o bolo inteiro.
I ate the whole cake.
In this sentence, 'inteiro' is used as an adjective describing the entirety of the cake, indicating that no portion of it was left uneaten.
Ele passou o dia inteiro estudando.
He spent the whole day studying.
Here, 'inteiro' is used to emphasize that the action of studying occupied the entire day. It's also an adjective modifying 'dia', providing a complete duration aspect.
O documento está inteiro, sem rasgos.
The document is intact, without tears.
In this usage, 'inteiro' describes the state or condition of the document, meaning that it remains intact (unbroken or undamaged).
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