Usages of cinco
É urgente que tu troques de roupa agora, porque vai começar a reunião em cinco minutos.
It’s urgent that you change clothes now because the meeting will start in five minutes.
Eu tenho cinco livros.
I have five books.
O autocarro chega às cinco.
The bus arrives at five.
Vivo nesta cidade há cinco anos.
I have lived in this city for five years.
O autocarro adiantou‑se cinco minutos, por volta das oito.
The bus was five minutes early, around eight.
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