No. 296 in Portuguese
unidades
"Unidades" in English means "units."
In a sentence
Compramos cinco unidades do produto na loja ontem.
We bought five units of the product at the store yesterday.
Here, 'unidades' refers to individual items or pieces of goods purchased.
O hospital inaugurou novas unidades de atendimento à saúde.
The hospital inaugurated new health care units.
In this context, 'unidades' signifies branches or sections within an organization, specifically for health care in this case.
As unidades de medida no sistema métrico são amplamente utilizadas.
The units of measure in the metric system are widely used.
Here, 'unidades' references standards of measurement, like meters, liters, etc.
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