Usages of funcionar
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 elevador não funciona hoje.
The elevator does not work today.
Geralmente eu chego cedo, mas hoje estou atrasado porque o relógio não funciona.
Usually I arrive early, but today I am late because the clock doesn’t work.
Meu celular quebrou de novo, e agora o botão de ligar não funciona.
My cellphone broke again, and now the power button doesn’t work.
Meu carregador novo não funciona bem na tomada da cozinha.
My new charger doesn’t work well in the kitchen outlet.
Quando o botão de ligar não funciona, eu não posso ligar o celular.
When the power button doesn’t work, I can’t turn on the phone.
O aplicativo do banco funciona bem hoje.
The bank app works well today.
O carregador foi colocado na tomada da cozinha, mas não funciona bem.
The charger was put in the kitchen outlet, but it doesn’t work well.
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