fechar

to close

Usages of fechar

• O senhor pode fechar a porta, por favor?: Can you (sir) close the door, please?
• Eu fecho o livro.: I close the book.
• Eu fecho a torneira.: I close the tap.
• O ruído não deve afetar a nossa concentração se fecharmos a porta.: Noise shouldn’t affect our concentration if we close the door.
• Ele fechou a porta sem querer.: He closed the door unintentionally.
• O quarto fica tão silencioso quando fecho a janela que consigo escutar o meu coração.: The room becomes so silent when I close the window that I can hear my heartbeat.
• O portão da escola fecha às oito em ponto.: The school gate closes at eight o’clock sharp.
• Ela fechou a janela por engano.: She closed the window by mistake.
• Eu fecho a porta da cabine do barco antes de sair.: I close the boat’s cabin door before leaving.
• Maria fechou a porta do carro com força.: Maria closed the car door forcefully.
• Ainda bem que te adiantaste, porque a bilheteira fechou cedo.: Good thing you arrived early, because the ticket office closed early.
• Chamámos um canalizador porque a torneira não fechava bem.: We called a plumber because the tap wasn’t closing well.
• O parque para o qual comprámos passe anual fecha às nove.: The park for which we bought an annual pass closes at nine.
• Para não me distrair durante o estudo, fecho todas as janelas do navegador.: So as not to get distracted while studying, I close all the browser windows.
• À noite, fecho as cortinas e ligo a ventoinha, mesmo que esteja frio, caso o vizinho faça barulho.: At night I close the curtains and turn on the fan, even if it is cold, in case the neighbour makes noise.
• Quando o lembrete toca, fecho as redes sociais e abro o caderno.: When the reminder goes off, I close social networks and open my notebook.
• Ao fechar o portátil à noite, sinto que o dia de trabalho termina de verdade.: By closing the laptop at night, I feel that the workday truly ends.
• No primeiro confinamento, muitas lojas fecharam e só reabriram meses depois.: During the first lockdown, many shops closed and only reopened months later.
• O Pedro esqueceu-se de fechar a porta.: Pedro forgot to close the door.
• Ao chegar a casa, fecho a janela.: When I get home, I close the window.

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