Usages of ela
A mulher distante mora longe daqui, então ela prefere fazer compras perto de casa.
The distant woman lives far from here, so she prefers to go shopping near home.
Ela mora em uma cidade distante.
She lives in a distant city.
Ela comprou um vestido novo para a festa de aniversário.
She bought a new dress for the birthday party.
Ela gosta de planejar o dia dela antes de acordar.
She likes to plan her day before waking up.
Ela tenta sorrir mesmo quando está cansada.
She tries to smile even when she’s tired.
Ela quer ganhar dinheiro rápido, mas isso nem sempre é possível.
She wants to earn money quickly, but that is not always possible.
Ela acabou de receber boas notícias.
She has just received good news.
Ela ainda não recebeu o convite, então vou entregá-lo hoje.
She has not received the invitation yet, so I will deliver it today.
Acabei de ligar para ela, e ela me disse que já chegou.
I just called her, and she told me she has already arrived.
Ela ainda não chegou.
She has not arrived yet.
Eu não entendi, então vou pedir para ela explicar de novo.
I didn’t understand, so I will ask her to explain again.
Ela sempre acredita em mim quando eu explico o problema.
She always believes me when I explain the problem.
Eu penso que ela acredita em você.
I think that she believes in you.
À noite, ela lava a louça e coloca a roupa limpa na cadeira.
At night, she washes the dishes and puts the clean clothes on the chair.
Ela esqueceu o celular no banheiro e voltou rápido para pegar.
She forgot her cellphone in the bathroom and went back quickly to get it.
Ela compraria roupas novas se o salário dela fosse melhor.
She would buy new clothes if her salary were better.
Provavelmente, neste momento, ela estaria trabalhando se não fosse feriado.
Probably, at this moment, she would be working if it were not a holiday.
Nos últimos dias eu tenho estudado português no sofá e ela tem desenhado no jardim.
In the last few days I have been studying Portuguese on the couch and she has been drawing in the garden.
Minha irmã mais nova não sabe nadar, então ela só senta perto da piscina e lê.
My younger sister doesn’t know how to swim, so she just sits near the pool and reads.
Ela sempre leva uma pasta com documentos importantes para a reunião.
She always takes a folder with important documents to the meeting.
Ela prefere comprar revistas na livraria perto de casa.
She prefers to buy magazines at the bookstore near home.
Se você chamar a técnica hoje, ela pode consertar o carregador também.
If you call the technician today, she can fix the charger too.
A tosse dela costuma piorar à noite, então ela fica quieta.
Her cough usually gets worse at night, so she stays quiet.
Eu prefiro beber água em um copo, mas ela prefere café em uma xícara.
I prefer to drink water in a glass, but she prefers coffee in a cup.
Eu misturo o café com a colher, mas ela come o bolo com o garfo.
I stir the coffee with the spoon, but she eats the cake with the fork.
Na cozinha, ela não encontrou nem o garfo nem a colher, porque tudo ainda estava na mesa da sala.
In the kitchen, she found neither the fork nor the spoon, because everything was still on the living room table.
No café da manhã, ela não usa nem xícara nem copo grande; prefere beber água da garrafa.
At breakfast, she uses neither a cup nor a large glass; she prefers to drink water from the bottle.
Quando minha mãe cozinha, ela deixa a panela aberta e coloca o garfo e a colher na mesa.
When my mother cooks, she leaves the pot open and puts the fork and the spoon on the table.
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