bitola
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1 gauge, standard measure, tread, width of the track.
2 norm, pattern.
3 railway gauge.
4 Náut thickness of a cable.
5 fig rule of life, maxim.
6 standard measure for the width of a cinema film.Expressõesbitola do arame diameter or size of wire.
bitola estreita narrow railway gauge.
bitola normal (de estrada de ferro) standard gauge.
chegar à bitola to come up to standard.
governar-se pela própria bitola to do a thing guided by one’s own knowledge.
medir tudo pela mesma bitola to treat all alike, make no difference.