Usages of acordar
Se a criança acordar lentamente, ainda podemos sair a tempo.
If the child wakes up slowly, we can still leave on time.
Eu acordo cedo.
I wake up early.
Eu dependo de café para acordar.
I depend on coffee to wake up.
O senhor levanta-se tarde durante as férias ou acorda cedo para passear?
Do you (sir) get up late during vacation, or do you wake up early to stroll?
Normalmente, eu acordo cedo e bebo café.
Normally, I wake up early and drink coffee.
Eu costumo acordar cedo para beber café.
I usually wake up early to drink coffee.
Embora eu goste de acordar cedo, hoje preferia dormir um pouco mais.
Even though I like to wake up early, today I would rather sleep a bit longer.
Hoje de manhã, o meu relógio parou de funcionar e acordei tarde.
This morning, my watch stopped working and I woke up late.
Eu acordo às nove.
I wake up at nine.
Eu detesto acordar cedo ao domingo.
I hate waking up early on Sundays.
Ela anda a ter pesadelos e acorda cansada de manhã.
She has been having nightmares and wakes up tired in the morning.
Eu acordo de repente e o coração bate como se tivesse corrido uma maratona.
I wake up suddenly and my heart beats as if I had run a marathon.
Um dia, tu hás de dormir bem e acordar relaxado, como se nunca tivesses conhecido o cansaço.
One day, you will surely sleep well and wake up relaxed, as if you had never known tiredness.
Eu acordo de madrugada para estudar português em silêncio.
I wake up at dawn to study Portuguese in silence.
Hoje quero deitar-me cedo para acordar cedo amanhã.
Today I want to go to bed early so I can wake up early tomorrow.
Quando o alarme apita, eu acordo.
When the alarm beeps, I wake up.
Eu uso o spray antes de dormir, para não acordar com o nariz entupido.
I use the spray before sleeping so I don’t wake up with a blocked nose.
Em março, o Pedro passa a acordar mais cedo para estudar antes do trabalho.
In March, Pedro starts waking up earlier to study before work.
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