usar

to wear

Usages of usar

• Ela comprará um vestido elegante, mas ainda não sabe se o usará no jantar de sábado.: She will buy an elegant dress, but she still doesn’t know if she will wear it at Saturday’s dinner.
• Hoje uso uma camisola nova, pois tive de consertar a antiga.: Today I’m wearing a new sweater, because I had to fix the old one.
• A Ana comprou uma camisa nova para usar na reunião.: Ana bought a new shirt to wear at the meeting.
• Na quinta-feira costumo usar roupa mais casual, pois o dia costuma ser menos formal.: On Thursdays I usually wear more casual clothes, because the day tends to be less formal.
• Ele usa roupa casual.: He wears casual clothes.
• No inverno, uso sempre um sobretudo grosso para caminhar na cidade.: In winter I always wear a thick overcoat to walk in the city.
• No inverno uso sempre uma luva em cada mão.: In winter I always wear a glove on each hand.
• Uso colete quando pedalo no parque.: I wear a vest when I ride my bike in the park.
• Ele entrou descalço, mas eu prefiro usar chinelos.: He came in barefoot, but I prefer to wear slippers.
• Ela usa capacete quando anda de trotinete.: She wears a helmet when she rides a scooter.
• Se não usares capacete, podes correr perigo na estrada.: If you don’t wear a helmet, you can be in danger on the road.
• Durante a pandemia, eu uso sempre máscara no autocarro.: During the pandemic, I always wear a mask on the bus.
• Usar máscara nos transportes ajuda a evitar o contágio entre desconhecidos.: Wearing a mask on public transport helps avoid contagion between strangers.

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