Usage examples of "lost cause" in English with translation to Portuguese

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"Do you know where my key is? I don't see it anywhere." "You must be looking for it with your eyes closed, then, cause it's on the table as always. "Você sabe onde está minha chave? Não a vejo em lugar nenhum." "Você deve estar procurando de olhos fechados, então, pois está na mesa, como sempre."

He has lost interest in politics. Ele perdeu interesse na política.

The cause of the fire is not known. A causa do incêndio é desconhecida.

I've lost my crown. Perdi a minha coroa.

I call upon the scientific community in our country, those who gave us nuclear weapons, to turn their great talents now to the cause of mankind and world peace: to give us the means of rendering these nuclear weapons impotent and obsolete. Eu peço à comunidade científica em nosso país, aqueles os quais nos proporcionaram as armas nucleares, para que façam agora dos seus grandes talentos causa da humanidade e paz mundial: conceda-nos os meios para renunciarmos essas armas nucleares impotentes e obsoletas.

In 1962, he ran for governor, and lost. Em 1962, ele se candidatou a governador e perdeu.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures. Se este equipamento causar interferência prejudicial à recepção de rádio ou televisão, que pode ser detectada ao desligar e ligar o equipamento, aconselha-se ao usuário tentar corrigir a interferência por meio de uma ou mais das seguintes medidas.

Melissa completely lost her head when the house caught on fire. She didn't know what to do. Melissa perdeu completamente a cabeça quando a casa pegou fogo. Ela não sabia o que fazer.

Do not touch the console or AC adaptor for extended periods of time while the console is turned on as extended contact may cause low-temperature burns. Não toque o console nem o adaptador AC por longos períodos de tempo enquanto o console está ligado, visto que um contato prolongado pode causar queimaduras de baixa temperatura.

I have lost my key. Eu perdi minha chave.

I woud risk my life for a good cause. Eu arriscaria minha vida por uma boa causa.

Tom lost his job. Tom perdeu o emprego.

Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States. Acidentes de carro são a principal causa de morte de adolescentes nos Estados Unidos.

Father lost his job. O pai perdeu o emprego.

Don't look back cause you know what you might see. Não olhe para trás pois você sabe o que pode ver.

This is the same watch that I've lost. Este é o mesmo relógio que eu perdi.

"You do know that drinking that can cause you an abortion?" "Son, men don't have abortions." "Você sabia que beber isso pode lhe provocar um aborto?", "Filho, homens não têm abortos."

I lost the watch Father had given me. Perdi o relógio que meu pai me dera.

Prepositions generally cause problems for foreign language students. As preposições geralmente causam problemas aos estudantes de línguas estrangeiras.

I'm very sorry, but I seem to have lost your umbrella. Eu sinto muito, mas parece que eu perdi seu guarda-chuva.

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