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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): arrumar - to tidy up

Portuguese (Portugal)
/Expressing obligation (ter de)
/arrumar

arrumar

Word

arrumar

Meaning

to tidy up

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Expressing obligation (ter de)

Usages of arrumar

O meu filho tem de arrumar o quarto.

My son has to tidy his room.

Temos de arrumar e limpar a casa.

We have to tidy and clean the house.

Quando o gerente faz a inspeção, tudo está arrumado.

When the manager does the inspection, everything is tidy.

Quando compramos guarda-fatos novos, arrumamos a roupa.

When we buy new wardrobes, we organize the clothes.

O rapaz desleixado não arruma nada e põe o lixo no chão.

The sloppy boy does not tidy anything and puts the garbage on the floor.

Só eu arrumei o sótão.

Only I tidied the attic.

Eu arrumei só o sótão.

I tidied only the attic.

Usamos funizinhos para que a terra decorativa fique arrumada.

We use little funnels so that the decorative soil stays arranged.

Ia arrumar o roupeiro contigo, mas ainda tenho de mudar a fronha.

I was going to tidy the wardrobe with you, but I still have to change the pillowcase.

O colchão dobrável encaixa bem, por isso há pouco que arrumar.

The foldable mattress fits well, so there is little to arrange.

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