Absolute participle clauses

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to evacuate
evacuar
Once the population was warned, we had to evacuate the city at dawn.
Avisada a população, tivemos de evacuar a cidade de madrugada.
the helicopter
o helicóptero
Once the street was evacuated, the helicopter landed at the site.
Evacuada a rua, o helicóptero aterrou no local.
the injured person
o ferido
After the injured were rescued, the helicopter took off for the hospital.
Resgatados os feridos, o helicóptero descolou para o hospital.
to collapse
desabar
the rubble
os escombros
After the roof collapsed, they searched for the injured in the rubble.
Desabado o teto, eles procuraram os feridos nos escombros.
the siren
a sirene
to come to the aid of (victims)
socorrer
Once the siren was heard, the firefighters could rescue the victims.
Ouvida a sirene, os bombeiros puderam socorrer as vítimas.
the flood
a inundação
the rescue
o resgate
With the flood controlled, the rescue ended successfully.
Controlada a inundação, o resgate terminou com sucesso.
the stretcher
a maca
Once the injured were placed on the stretchers, the firefighters rested.
Colocados os feridos nas macas, os bombeiros descansaram.
After the flood passed, we had to clean the rubble from the street.
Passada a inundação, tivemos de limpar os escombros da rua.
Once the stretchers arrived, they started to rescue the inhabitants.
Chegadas as macas, começaram a socorrer os habitantes.
With the rescue finished, they turned off the siren.
Terminado o resgate, desligaram a sirene.
The minister demanded that they clean the rubble before the building collapsed.
O ministro exigiu que limpassem os escombros antes que o prédio desabasse.
We cannot evacuate the village unless the siren sounds.
Não podemos evacuar a vila a não ser que soe a sirene.

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