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  1. Portuguese (Portugal)
  2. /Absolute participle clauses
  3. /os escombros

os escombros

os escombros
the rubble
From Lesson 330:Absolute participle clauses·Portuguese (Portugal)

Usages of os escombros

Desabado o teto, eles procuraram os feridos nos escombros.
After the roof collapsed, they searched for the injured in the rubble.
Passada a inundação, tivemos de limpar os escombros da rua.
After the flood passed, we had to clean the rubble from the street.
O ministro exigiu que limpassem os escombros antes que o prédio desabasse.
The minister demanded that they clean the rubble before the building collapsed.
Lembro-me de que o respirador me salvou quando os escombros caíram.
I remember that the respirator saved me when the rubble fell.
Duvido de que este túnel inexplorado esteja livre de escombros.
I doubt that this unexplored tunnel is free of rubble.

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