Usages of sem querer
Precisei de consertar a camisola, pois descosi um dos botões sem querer.
I needed to fix the sweater because I unintentionally pulled a button loose.
Ele fechou a porta sem querer.
He closed the door unintentionally.
Test yourself: What does sem querer mean?
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