Usages of chegar a
Quando a menina começou a gatinhar, chegou a abrir a gaveta onde estavam as fraldas.
When the little girl started crawling, she even managed to open the drawer where the diapers were.
Se o gato começar a miar de madrugada, eu não chego a voltar a adormecer.
If the cat starts meowing at dawn, I don’t even manage to fall asleep again.
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