devagar

slowly

Usages of devagar

• Fale devagar, senhor, para que eu possa entender cada palavra.: Speak slowly, sir, so that I can understand every word.
• Por favor, fale mais devagar, porque o meu filho não entende bem.: Please speak more slowly, because my son does not understand well.
• A Ana veste-se devagar para ir ao duche.: Ana gets dressed slowly to go to the shower.
• Eu subo a montanha devagar.: I climb the mountain slowly.
• Eu mexo o café devagar.: I stir the coffee slowly.
• Eu piso devagar no tapete.: I step slowly on the rug.
• Eu pedalo devagar no parque.: I pedal slowly in the park.
• O tronco cresce devagar.: The trunk grows slowly.
• Eu subo a colina devagar.: I climb the hill slowly.
• Eu passo o ferro na camisa devagar, para que não a queime.: I iron the shirt slowly, so that I don’t burn it.
• Neve cai devagar à noite.: Snow falls slowly at night.
• A folha cai devagar da árvore.: The leaf falls slowly from the tree.
• Quando respiras de forma mais profunda, a mente acalma devagar.: When you breathe more deeply, the mind calms down slowly.
• Depois do aquecimento, nós alongamos a perna devagar.: After the warm-up, we stretch the leg slowly.
• Em vez de eu ficar nervoso, vou respirar fundo e falar devagar.: Instead of getting nervous, I will breathe deeply and speak slowly.
• Para nós aprendermos melhor, a professora fala mais devagar.: For us to learn better, the teacher speaks more slowly.
• Fala devagar, assim eu consigo perceber cada palavra.: Speak slowly, that way I can understand each word.
• A psicóloga ensinou-me a respirar profundamente, contando até quatro e deixando o ar sair devagar.: The psychologist taught me to breathe deeply, counting to four and letting the air out slowly.
• A mala é pesada, por isso vou levá-la devagar.: The suitcase is heavy, so I am going to carry it slowly.
• Se houver outra curva perigosa, eu prefiro ir devagar e manter as duas mãos no volante.: If there is another dangerous curve, I prefer to go slowly and keep both hands on the steering wheel.
• De manhã, subi o estore devagar e vi que o pátio estava cheio de água.: In the morning, I raised the blind slowly and saw that the patio was full of water.
• É importante mastigar devagar e não engolir a comida à pressa.: It is important to chew slowly and not swallow food in a hurry.
• A professora fez-nos folhear o livro devagar e não rabiscar nas margens.: The teacher made us leaf through the book slowly and not scribble in the margins.
• Senhor, faça marcha-atrás devagar e não comece a buzinar logo.: Sir, reverse slowly and do not start honking right away.
• Na garagem, faço marcha-atrás devagar, porque o espaço é pequeno.: In the garage, I reverse slowly because the space is small.
• A canalização da cozinha é antiga, e um cano por baixo do balcão pinga devagar.: The kitchen plumbing is old, and a pipe under the counter drips slowly.

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