Usages of ele
Comprei um gelado enorme e apenas comi metade dele.
I bought a huge ice cream and only ate half of it.
Este sofá é tão macio que quase adormeço quando me sento nele.
This sofa is so soft that I almost fall asleep when I sit on it.
Não esqueças o passaporte; sem ele não passamos a fronteira.
Don’t forget the passport; without it we won’t cross the border.
Se mexeres o café sem cuidado, ele pode salpicar a mesa.
If you stir the coffee carelessly, it can splash onto the table.
O Pedro esqueceu o boné em casa e teve de andar ao sol sem ele.
Pedro forgot his cap at home and had to walk in the sun without it.
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