Usages of passar
Eu passo as minhas férias no campo para passear a pé entre as árvores.
I spend my vacation in the countryside to stroll on foot among the trees.
Eu passo o dia com o Pedro.
I spend the day with Pedro.
Gosto de passar horas na livraria a escolher livros.
I like to spend hours in the bookshop choosing books.
Se o casal não se tivesse separado, teriam passado o verão juntos na praia.
If the couple hadn’t separated, they would have spent the summer together at the beach.
A única desvantagem de estudar de noite é passar o dia seguinte com sono.
The only disadvantage of studying at night is spending the next day feeling sleepy.
Na infância, eu passava horas a ler livros de mistério em vez de brincar na rua.
In my childhood, I spent hours reading mystery books instead of playing in the street.
A minha irmã está a fazer estágio como estagiária de biologia; ela passa o dia no laboratório.
My sister is doing an internship as a biology intern; she spends the day in the laboratory.
Eu vou comparando o tempo que passo em cada rede social durante a semana.
I keep comparing the time I spend on each social network during the week.
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