quanto custa

Portuguese

Portuguese phrasebook

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.tu ˈkus.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.tu ˈkus.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.tu ˈkuʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.to ˈkus.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɐ̃.tu ˈkuʃ.tɐ/

Phrase

quanto custa?

1. how much does it cost?

   Synonym: quanto é?

   • 1866, “Compradores nocturnos e vendedor tenebroso” (chapter VII), in w:Machado de Assis, transl., Os Trabalhadores do Mar, part I, book V, Rio de Janeiro: Typ. Perseverança, translation of w:Les Travailleurs de la mer by w:Victor Hugo (in French), page 209:

     — Mas quanto custa?
     — Seis canos são seis luizes.

     [original: — Eh bien, combien?
     — Six canons, c’est six louis.]

     — But how much does it cost?
     — Six barrels are six louises.