Usages of limpar
Hoje eu posso limpar a casa mais cedo.
Today I can clean the house earlier.
Eu nunca limpo a casa tarde, mas hoje vou fazer isso.
I never clean the house late, but today I will do that.
Ontem eu limpei a cozinha, mas hoje vou desenhar.
Yesterday I cleaned the kitchen, but today I am going to draw.
A senhora quer limpar este quarto agora?
Do you (ma’am) want to clean this room now?
Eu limpo a sala.
I clean the room.
Ele sujou o tapete, mas vou limpá-lo imediatamente.
He made the rug dirty, but I’m going to clean it right away.
Eu limpo o ecrã.
I clean the screen.
Umas amigas ajudam a limpar a casa.
Some friends help clean the house.
Ele limpa sua casa.
He cleans his house.
Eu uso pano para limpar a mesa.
I use cloth to clean the table.
Se derrubares o vaso, terás de limpar a terra espalhada no chão.
If you knock over the vase, you'll have to clean the dirt spilled on the floor.
Eu vou tratar de limpar o quintal.
I will take care of cleaning the yard.
Eu limpo os óculos cuidadosamente, porque a areia pode riscá-los.
I clean my glasses carefully because the sand can scratch them.
O empregado está a limpar a loja agora.
The employee is cleaning the shop now.
Ela limpa o balcão depois do almoço.
She cleans the counter after lunch.
Vou buscar a vassoura para limpar o chão.
I am going to fetch the broom to clean the floor.
A água do lago foi limpa por voluntários na semana passada.
The lake’s water was cleaned by volunteers last week.
Ela limpa o espelho com cuidado.
She cleans the mirror carefully.
O Pedro limpa o teclado todas as noites para o manter livre de pó.
Pedro cleans the keyboard every night to keep it dust-free.
Eu limpo a secretária com um pano.
I clean the desk with a cloth.
O Pedro não só lava o chão com a esfregona, mas também limpa o balde.
Pedro not only washes the floor with the mop but also cleans the bucket.
Troca a esponja velha da cozinha; não limpa bem a tábua.
Change the old kitchen sponge; it doesn’t clean the cutting board well.
A cidade organiza um dia especial de reciclagem e limpa todos os contentores.
The city organises a special recycling day and cleans all the containers.
Se vires uma mancha no folheto, limpa-a antes de o dobrares.
If you see a stain on the leaflet, clean it before folding it.
Limpei a lama das botas antes de entrar, sem que a sala ficasse suja.
I cleaned the mud off my boots before going in, without the room getting dirty.
A Maria limpou o para-brisas por dentro, sem que a chuva entrasse no carro.
Maria cleaned the windshield from the inside without the rain getting into the car.
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