Usages of ouvir
Eu não queria espantar-te, mas ouvi um ruído e decidi verificar se estavas bem.
I didn’t mean to startle you, but I heard a noise and decided to check if you were okay.
Eu ouço o barulho da chuva.
I hear the sound of the rain.
É que o microfone dela não funcionava e ninguém a ouviu.
It’s just that her microphone wasn’t working and nobody heard her.
A televisão está com o volume baixo; não consigo ouvir.
The television has the volume low; I can’t hear.
O penálti foi repetido porque o árbitro não ouviu bem o apito.
The penalty was repeated because the referee didn’t hear the whistle well.
Mesmo que o megafone falhe, a polícia ouve os cânticos da manifestação.
Even if the megaphone fails, the police hear the chants of the demonstration.
Dormi tão bem naquele colchão que quase não ouvi a chuva durante a noite.
I slept so well on that mattress that I hardly heard the rain during the night.
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