cair

to fall

Usages of cair

• Temos que lavar a pia porque o arroz caiu no chão.: We have to wash the sink because the rice fell on the floor.
• Quando o celular cai no chão, eu fico nervoso.: When the cellphone falls on the floor, I get nervous.
• Eu acabei de lavar o liquidificador porque a vitamina caiu no chão.: I have just washed the blender because the smoothie fell on the floor.
• Se eu tivesse fechado o zíper antes, o anel não teria caído no chão.: If I had closed the zipper earlier, the ring would not have fallen on the floor.
• Deixe a mochila ali, porque aí ninguém vai cair.: Leave the backpack there, because then nobody will fall.
• Depois que ela caiu, o cotovelo dela ficou vermelho, e o joelho também.: After she fell, her elbow got red, and her knee did too.
• Se a menina não tivesse caído da bicicleta, o cotovelo não teria ardido tanto.: If the girl had not fallen off the bicycle, her elbow would not have stung so much.
• A criança caiu da cadeira.: The child fell off the chair.
• O marcador caiu da estante, mas eu ainda lembro da página do capítulo final.: The bookmark fell from the shelf, but I still remember the page of the final chapter.
• A menina caiu na areia, mas não chorou e pegou a pá de novo.: The girl fell in the sand, but she did not cry and picked up the shovel again.

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