What does régua in Portuguese mean?

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

The word régua in Portuguese means ruler, régua, vara de medida, vara de medida, régua, régua de cálculo, régua T. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word régua

ruler

substantivo feminino

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

régua

noun (for measuring)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Ned mediu a hipotenusa do triângulo com sua régua.
Ned measured the hypotenuse of the triangle with his ruler.

vara de medida

noun (ruler, gauge, stick for measuring)

vara de medida

noun (ruler, gauge, rod for measuring)

My meanest middle school teacher used to hit children with the measuring sticks!

régua

noun (ruler)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Os alunos de geometria precisam ter uma régua para que possam tirar medidas.
Geometry students must have rules so that they can take measurements.

régua de cálculo

noun (instrument for measurements and calculations) (instrumento para medidas)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
We used to use a slide rule to calculate nearly everything.

régua T

noun (T-shaped ruler) (desenho: instrumento)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)

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