No. 812 in Portuguese
quilômetros
"Quilômetros" means "kilometers" in English, a unit of distance measurement equal to 1,000 meters.
In a sentence
Eu percorri dez quilômetros pela trilha.
I walked ten kilometers along the trail.
The word 'quilômetros' in this sentence is used as a measurement unit to indicate the distance walked.
Falta apenas um quilômetro para chegarmos ao destino.
We are just one kilometer away from reaching the destination.
Here, 'quilômetro' is singular and is used to express the remaining distance.
Nossa cidade expandiu sua área em cinco quilômetros este ano.
Our city expanded its area by five kilometers this year.
In this context, 'quilômetros' denotes a measure of area expansion.
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