What does quinhentos in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word quinhentos in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use quinhentos in Portuguese.

The word quinhentos in Portuguese means five hundred, quinhentos, quinhentos, mil e quinhentos, quinhentos mil, são outros quinhentos, é outra história. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word quinhentos

five hundred

quinhentos

noun (cardinal number: 500)

(numeral: Representa a quantidade exata das unidades, ordenação de elementos, fração, etc. Ex. "treze"; "primeiro"; "um terço", etc.)
A criança anunciou orgulhosamente que conseguia contar até quinhentos.
The child proudly announced that she could count to five hundred.

quinhentos

adjective (500 in number)

(numeral: Representa a quantidade exata das unidades, ordenação de elementos, fração, etc. Ex. "treze"; "primeiro"; "um terço", etc.)
Preciso de quinhentos dólares para consertar meu carro.
I need five hundred dollars to fix my car.

mil e quinhentos

adjective (1500 of [sth])

(numeral: Representa a quantidade exata das unidades, ordenação de elementos, fração, etc. Ex. "treze"; "primeiro"; "um terço", etc.)
Fifteen hundred people came to the concert.

quinhentos mil

adjective (500,000 in number)

(numeral: Representa a quantidade exata das unidades, ordenação de elementos, fração, etc. Ex. "treze"; "primeiro"; "um terço", etc.)

são outros quinhentos, é outra história

interjection (informal (quite the contrary) (figurado, informal: quase o contrário)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")
Singing pop is pretty easy, but singing opera – well, that's a different story!

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