pedir

to ask for

Usages of pedir

• Eu quero pedir ajuda antes do jantar.: I want to ask for help before dinner.
• Eu quero pedir um presente para a festa.: I want to ask for a gift for the party.
• Ele finge entender tudo, mas às vezes pede ajuda.: He pretends to understand everything, but sometimes he asks for help.
• Eu liguei para o porteiro e pedi o endereço do apartamento.: I called the doorman and asked for the apartment address.
• O aplicativo do banco funciona, mas ele lhe pede o endereço completo.: The bank's app works, but it asks you for the full address.
• O gerente pediu um atestado para explicar por que faltei hoje.: The manager asked for a doctor’s note to explain why I was absent today.
• Para a prova, a professora pede uma caneta e dois lápis.: For the test, the teacher asks for one pen and two pencils.
• A planilha que a gerente pediu está no anexo, junto com o link do site da empresa.: The spreadsheet that the manager asked for is in the attachment, together with the link to the company website.
• Para fazer o cadastro, eles pedem uma cópia do documento original.: To complete the registration, they ask for a copy of the original document.
• Depois da assinatura do contrato, eu vou pedir o comprovante do depósito.: After the signature of the contract, I am going to ask for the proof of the deposit.
• Na secretaria, a mãe pediu o boletim da filha.: At the school office, the mother asked for her daughter’s report card.
• A professora escreveu uma observação na margem da folha e pediu uma conclusão mais clara.: The teacher wrote a note in the margin of the sheet and asked for a clearer conclusion.
• A não ser que o professor peça outro texto, eu não vou reescrever a conclusão.: Unless the teacher asks for another text, I am not going to rewrite the conclusion.
• Se eu perder a folha, vou pedir outra.: If I lose the sheet of paper, I will ask for another one.
• A professora pediu uma margem grande na folha.: The teacher asked for a wide margin on the sheet of paper.
• Se os fones sumirem no meio da bagunça, eu vou pedir ajuda à minha irmã para procurar.: If the headphones disappear in the middle of the mess, I am going to ask my sister for help to look for them.
• Na festa, meu sogro pediu um pedaço de bolo e milho com manteiga.: At the party, my father-in-law asked for a piece of cake and corn with butter.
• Na rodoviária, a catraca não abriu, e o funcionário pediu calma.: At the bus station, the turnstile did not open, and the employee asked for calm.
• A funcionária pediu minha identidade e meu CPF para atualizar o cadastro.: The employee asked for my ID card and my CPF number to update the registration.

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