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Learn Portuguese (Portugal): o motorista - the driver

Portuguese (Portugal)
/Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)
/o motorista

o motorista

Word

o motorista

Meaning

the driver

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Portuguese (Portugal)

Lesson

Getting around (o motorista, a paragem de autocarro)

Usages of o motorista

O motorista do autocarro é simpático.

The bus driver is friendly.

O motorista trabalha muito.

The driver works a lot.

Há tanta confusão na hora de ponta que os motoristas estão a buzinar.

There is so much confusion during rush hour that the drivers are honking.

Quando viajo de carro, ouço tantos motoristas a buzinar que fico nervoso.

When I travel by car, I hear so many drivers honking that I get nervous.

Os motoristas fizeram greve ontem.

The drivers went on strike yesterday.

Se o motorista não se tivesse despistado, os socorristas teriam tido menos trabalho.

If the driver had not crashed, the paramedics would have had less work.

A maioria dos motoristas teriam parado se tivessem visto a sinalização durante o nevão.

Most of the drivers would have stopped if they had seen the signage during the snowstorm.

Conduz pela rotunda de tal forma que evites a fúria do motorista.

Drive through the roundabout in such a way that you avoid the driver's fury.

O motorista desviou-se de tal modo que evitou o cruzamento.

The driver swerved in such a way that he avoided the intersection.

A transportadora vai subcontratar mais motoristas, visto que há muito trabalho.

The carrier is going to subcontract more drivers, since there is a lot of work.

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