Usages of perder
Preciso de me despachar para não perder o autocarro.
I need to hurry up so I don’t miss the bus.
Se tu adormeceres, perdes o autocarro.
If you fall asleep, you miss the bus.
Preciso de buscar o meu irmão à escola, porque ele perdeu o autocarro.
I need to pick up my brother from school, because he missed the bus.
Ontem, o alarme não tocou e perdemos os primeiros segundos da aula.
Yesterday, the alarm did not ring and we missed the first seconds of the class.
Infelizmente, perdi o autocarro por um minuto.
Unfortunately, I missed the bus by one minute.
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