Mission—Team—FAQ—Privacy—Terms—Sponsors—Grammar—Typing Course—Donate

© 2026 Elon Automation B.V.

Learn Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil): ligar - to turn on

Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil)
/Lesson 16
/ligar

ligar

Word

ligar

Meaning

to turn on

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Portuguese (Brazil)

Lesson

Usages of ligar

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 manual explica como ligar a televisão sem usar o controle remoto.

The manual explains how to turn on the television without using the remote control.

Ela ligou o aspirador sem ler o manual e depois não conseguiu desligar.

She turned on the vacuum cleaner without reading the manual and then could not turn it off.

Se fizer muito calor esta noite, vamos ligar o ar-condicionado em vez de abrir a janela.

If it gets very hot tonight, we are going to turn on the air conditioner instead of opening the window.

Se o xampu acabar, minha irmã usa o meu condicionador e depois liga o secador.

If the shampoo runs out, my sister uses my conditioner and then turns on the hair dryer.

Elon.io is an online learning platform

We have an entire course teaching Portuguese grammar and vocabulary.

Start learning Portuguese now

Your questions are stored by us to improve Elon.io