Usages of um
Eu vou ligar para você daqui a uma hora.
I will call you in an hour.
Eu tenho um minuto para terminar a tarefa.
I have one minute to finish the task.
Antes de sair, eu sempre escovo os dentes e olho no espelho por um minuto.
Before leaving, I always brush my teeth and look in the mirror for a minute.
Você pode me emprestar sua caneta por um minuto?
Can you lend me your pen for a minute?
No mercado, a balança mostra um quilo de tomate.
At the market, the scale shows one kilo of tomatoes.
Para a sopa, eu quero um quilo de batata e um quilo de cebola.
For the soup, I want one kilo of potatoes and one kilo of onions.
Eu perdi um brinco no carro, mas encontrei o outro dentro da bolsa.
I lost one earring in the car, but I found the other one inside the purse.
Eu gosto de deixar um marcador no livro e outro no caderno.
I like to leave one bookmark in the book and another in the notebook.
O período de experiência termina em um mês.
The trial period ends in one month.
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