Usages of aquecer
Se fizer frio, queimamos lenha na lareira para aquecer a casa.
If it is cold, we burn firewood in the fireplace to heat the house.
Eu aqueço a água para o chá no fogão.
I heat the water for tea on the stove.
Graças ao painel solar, o chuveiro pode aquecer a água sem desperdício de energia.
Thanks to the solar panel, the shower can heat the water without wasting energy.
Vou aquecer a sopa no micro-ondas.
I’m going to heat the soup in the microwave.
Se o micro-ondas não aquecer, usamos o fogão.
If the microwave doesn’t heat, we’ll use the stove.
Quando preparo o jantar, aqueço água na chaleira e visto um avental velho.
When I prepare dinner, I heat water in the kettle and put on an old apron.
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