metro

metre

noun MEH-troh Common

Origin: French mètre, from Greek metron (measure)

Also means

subway

Usage Note

Metro has two common meanings: the unit of length (abbreviation m) and — as a shortening of metropolitana — the underground railway. Both are masculine, though la metropolitana (the full form) is feminine. The plural is regular: due metri (two metres). Don't confuse with misura (a measure/size in clothing).

Examples

"La piscina è lunga cinquanta metri."

Natural Translation

The swimming pool is fifty metres long.

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