Usages of decidir
Ele decide estudar inglês.
He decides to study English.
Decidimos comer no restaurante.
We decide to eat in the restaurant.
Ontem, o avô decidiu deixar de beber aquele vinho.
Yesterday, the grandfather decided to stop drinking that wine.
Apesar de ser muito perigoso, o grupo decide subir a montanha de gelo.
Despite being very dangerous, the group decides to climb the ice mountain.
A batalha foi decidida por um herói.
The battle was decided by a hero.
Nós vamos atuar onde o júri decidir.
We are going to perform wherever the jury decides.
O juiz decidiu que o herdeiro respeitasse o último desejo.
The judge decided that the heir should respect the last wish.
Observando o peixe, o pescador decidiu soltar o animal.
Observing the fish, the fisherman decided to release the animal.
É difícil eles decidirem a data da viagem escolar.
It is difficult for them to decide the date of the school trip.
Quanto ao jantar, decide tu.
As for dinner, you decide.
Decidimos adquirir o rival, uma vez que a expansão é urgente.
We decided to acquire the rival, given that the expansion is urgent.
Nós decidimos subcontratar a equipa, na medida em que é rápida.
We decided to subcontract the team, insofar as it is fast.
O subgerente decide subcontratar os serviços, salvo se custar demasiado.
The assistant manager decides to subcontract the services, unless it costs too much.
Ele ainda não decidiu o rumo porque é imprevisível.
He hasn't decided the course yet because he is unpredictable.
Faz tudo conforme o capitão decidir.
Do everything according to how the captain decides.
Se o agente tivesse visto o perigo, teria decidido intervir.
If the agent had seen the danger, he would have decided to intervene.
Como a prateleira estava solta, o meu pai sentou-se e decidiu fixar.
Since the shelf was loose, my father sat down and decided to secure it.
Para contornar a falha, eu decido colorir a brochura.
To work around the flaw, I decide to color the brochure.
Felizmente, o diretor decidiu não prolongar a reunião porque já estava a ser uma chatice.
Fortunately, the director decided not to extend the meeting because it was already being an annoyance.
Se calhar vamos sair mais cedo; ainda bem que não decidiram prolongar a reunião.
Maybe we will leave earlier; it is a good thing that they didn't decide to extend the meeting.
Decidimos retomar o dividendo trimestral.
We decided to resume the quarterly dividend.
Pensa bem nisto antes de decidir.
Think about this carefully before deciding.
Para mim tanto faz, decide tu.
It's all the same to me, you decide.
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