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  1. Portuguese (Portugal)
  2. /Temporal clauses (ao + infinitive)
  3. /escavar

escavar

escavar
to excavate
From Lesson 222:Temporal clauses (ao + infinitive)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Usages of escavar

Ao escavarem aqui, os arqueólogos respiram muita poeira.
When excavating here, the archaeologists breathe a lot of dust.
Ao escavares debaixo daquela pedra, ajudas o arqueólogo.
When you excavate under that stone, you help the archaeologist.
Ao estudares arqueologia, trabalhas como arqueólogo e escavas muito.
When studying archaeology, you work as an archaeologist and excavate a lot.
Escavamos com a pá até encontrarmos um fragmento milenar.
We excavate with the shovel until we find an ancient fragment.
Eles tinham escavado o solo até encontrarem o artefacto milenar.
They had excavated the soil until they found the millennial artifact.
Nós íamos escavar até os arqueólogos chegarem.
We were going to excavate until the archaeologists arrived.

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