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metric hundredweight

/ˈmɛtrɪk ˈhʌndrədweɪt/

Tradução: Unidade de peso do sistema métrico equivalente a 50 quilogramas, usada como alternativa ao centner imperial (que equivale a 112 libras ou cerca de 50,8 kg).

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/ˈmɛtrɪk ˈhʌndrədweɪt/C1formaltechnical
  • ptUnidade de peso do sistema métrico equivalente a 50 quilogramas, usada como alternativa ao centner imperial (que equivale a 112 libras ou cerca de 50,8 kg).

A unit of weight equal to 50 kilograms, used in the metric system as an alternative to the imperial hundredweight (which is 112 pounds or about 50.8 kg).

  1. C1formal

    A unit of mass equal to 50 kilograms, used in some countries as a metric alternative to the imperial hundredweight.

    ptCentena métrica

    • The shipment weighed exactly one metric hundredweight.
    • He ordered 10 metric hundredweights of grain for the farm.
    • The metric hundredweight is commonly used in European trade.