Usages of parar
Às vezes, uma música pode inspirar muita emoção e fazer-nos parar para ouvir cada nota.
Sometimes, a song can inspire a lot of emotion and make us stop to listen to every note.
Se queres preparar o jantar, é possível que precises de parar no mercado para comprar novos ingredientes.
If you want to prepare dinner, it’s possible that you need to stop by the market to buy new ingredients.
É urgente rever o nosso horário de trabalho, porque precisamos parar mais cedo para superar o cansaço.
It’s urgent to review our work schedule, because we need to stop earlier to overcome tiredness.
Senhor, é urgente que tome uma decisão sobre esta proposta antes de parar a produção.
Sir, it is urgent that you make a decision about this proposal before halting production.
Quando o pólen entra em casa, eu começo a espirrar sem parar.
When pollen comes into the house, I start sneezing non-stop.
Hoje o carro ficou sem gasolina, e eu tive de parar antes da portagem.
Today the car ran out of gas, and I had to stop before the toll booth.
O para-brisas ficou tão molhado que tive de parar por um minuto.
The windshield got so wet that I had to stop for a minute.
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