CEFR B1

alqueire

noun

Meaning

alqueire means (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares in different locations. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses alqueire to mean (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares....
The teacher asked students to find alqueire in the reading.

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alqueire (B1)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses alqueire to mean (historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of land area, equal to 2–10 hectares....
The teacher asked students to find alqueire in the reading.

How to Use alqueire

a/the alqueire (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a alqueire."
alqueire in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked alqueire in context before translating it."

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