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  2. /Ending up doing something (acabar por)
  3. /avariar

avariar

avariar
to break down
From Lesson 198:Ending up doing something (acabar por)·Portuguese (Portugal)

Usages of avariar

Neste percurso, a mota acaba sempre por avariar.
On this route, the motorbike always ends up breaking down.
A bicicleta do meu irmão costuma avariar na rua.
My brother's bicycle usually breaks down in the street.
Se o nevoeiro tivesse caído, o socorrista cujo carro avariou já não teria prevenido o percalço.
If the fog had descended, the paramedic whose car broke down would no longer have prevented the mishap.
A válvula do comboio a vapor avariou há muitos anos.
The valve of the steam train broke down many years ago.
O ventilador a motor avariou há dez anos.
The motor-driven fan broke down ten years ago.

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