mesura

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See also: mesurá

Aragonese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin mēnsūra.

Noun

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mesura f (plural mesuras)

  1. measurement

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Catalan

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Catalan mesura, from Latin mēnsūra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mesura f (plural mesures)

  1. measurement
    Synonyms: mesurament, mesuratge
  2. measure (move towards a goal)
    Synonym: mitjà
    No es van prendre mesures per evitar-ho.
    No measures were taken to avoid it.
  3. measure (receptacle for measuring)
  4. (figurative) moderation, restraint
    Synonym: moderació
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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mesura

  1. inflection of mesurar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

French

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Verb

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mesura

  1. third-person singular past historic of mesurer

Anagrams

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mesura, from Latin mensūra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mesura f (plural mesuras)

  1. moderation, restraint
  2. affectation; flattery
    • 1812, Antonio Benito Fandiño, A Casamenteira:
      "!Ai qu'engañadiña estás! Non te creas de baiuras, nin de quen faga mesuras, que a culpa tivoa o rapaz."
      Ah, you're so wrong! Don't believe in tricks nor in who say flatteries, because the blame is on the boy!
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Interlingua

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Noun

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mesura (plural mesuras)

  1. measure, intervention, approach
  2. measure, extent

Ladin

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Etymology

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From Latin mensura.

Noun

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mesura f (plural mesures)

  1. measure (all senses); rule
  2. dose

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin mēnsūra (measurement).

Noun

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mesura f (plural mesuras)

  1. measurement; restraint

Etymology 2

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Verb

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mesura

  1. inflection of mesurar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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