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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin intervallum.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: in‧ter‧va‧lo
Noun
intervalo m (plural intervalos)
- interval (distance in space)
O intervalo entre as colunas é de dois metros.- The interval between the columns is two meters.
- interval (period of time)
A copa acontece em intervalos de quatro anos.- The cup takes place in four-year intervals.
- (music) interval (difference in pitch between two notes)
- intermission (a break between two performances or sessions)
As emissoras de televisão mostram propagandas durante os intervalos.- Television stations show advertisements during intermission.
- bracket (one of several ranges of numbers)
- Synonym: escalão
- pause, break
Vou fazer um intervalo.- I will take a break.
- (sports) half-time
O intervalo durou dez minutos.- Half-time lasted ten minutes.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin intervallum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inteɾˈbalo/
- Rhymes: -alo
- Syllabification: in‧ter‧va‧lo
Noun
intervalo m (plural intervalos)
- interval, gap, break
- (music) interval
- (mathematics) interval
- recess
- intermission
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