Usages of dever de
De facto, o faroleiro deve de estar muito sozinho.
In fact, the lighthouse keeper must be very lonely.
A embarcação deve de ser inglesa.
The vessel must be English.
Com esta ventania, as ondas devem de estar enormes.
With this gale, the waves must be huge.
O mar escuro deve de estar a rugir.
The dark sea must be roaring.
Eles devem de querer evitar o naufrágio.
They must want to avoid the shipwreck.
As gaivotas devem de estar a procurar o faroleiro.
The seagulls must be looking for the lighthouse keeper.
Visto que o temporal é iminente, a embarcação deve de regressar.
Since the storm is imminent, the vessel must return.
A embarcação longínqua deve de estar a aproximar-se do horizonte.
The distant vessel must be approaching the horizon.
O nevoeiro está tão denso que deve de haver um naufrágio em breve.
The fog is so dense that there must be a shipwreck soon.
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