marcação quilométrica e hectométrica

English translation: kilometre and 100-metre markers

14:10 Feb 17, 2021
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Portuguese term or phrase: marcação quilométrica e hectométrica
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Bettina Myers
Local time: 07:49
English translation:kilometre and 100-metre markers
Explanation:
although 'hecto' is used in some areas such as hectolitre, it is very rare for metres. 100-metre is a much more common expression
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Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 07:49
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Summary of answers provided
4kilometre and 100-metre markers
Douglas Bissell
4kilometer and hectometer (road) marking
Oliver Simões
4kilometer and hectometer metering
Mario Freitas
3hectometric and kilometric merkers
Diego Cortez


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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kilometre and 100-metre markers


Explanation:
although 'hecto' is used in some areas such as hectolitre, it is very rare for metres. 100-metre is a much more common expression

Douglas Bissell
Portugal
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 125
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Asker: Hello Douglas. Thank you very much for your suggestion!! I hope you're well. Best Wishes Bettina Myers

Asker: Thank you Douglas

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kilometer and hectometer (road) marking


Explanation:
kilometer road marker: http://google.com/search?q="kilometer road marker"

km: kilometer
hm: hectometer

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Note added at 26 mins (2021-02-17 14:37:19 GMT)
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Example Sentences
“Approximately 20 kilometers west of Gowganda, in the proximity ofthe 82 kilometer road marking post, one will come upon a well built side exit on the north side of Highway 560.” - http://www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndmfiles/afri/data...

“ On my first e-bike, there was no speedo, so I went and bought one for a normal bike, which I was lucky enough to be able to both test on an accurate 1 kilometer road marking (for a sports event years ago!), and adjust in the speedo firmware to be pretty exact on both speed and distance.” - https://www.pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/speedo-correction.3...

Note: No examples were found with “hectometer” as this measurement is quite uncommon.

hectometer: a unit of length equal to 100 meters
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hectometer

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Note added at 41 mins (2021-02-17 14:52:15 GMT)
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In British English:
kilometre and hectometre

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Note added at 55 mins (2021-02-17 15:06:30 GMT)
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An appropriate distinction:
marco: mark
marcação: marking

Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 00:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 27
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hectometric and kilometric merkers


Explanation:
sug.

Diego Cortez
Brazil
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
kilometer and hectometer metering


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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