Usage examples of "Era uma vez" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Era uma vez um homem pobre e uma mulher rica. There were once upon a time a poor man and a rich woman.
Era uma vez uma bela princesa. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess.
Era uma vez um rei que tinha três filhas. Once upon a time lived a king who had three daughters.
Londres era uma cidade construída para o cavalo. London was a city built for the horse.
Uma vez na vida estou fazendo uma boa ação... e não serve para nada. For once in my life I'm doing a good deed... And it is useless.
Negando que ela era uma anarquista, Katja insistia que ela somente desejava fazer mudanças no nosso governo, não destruí-lo. Denying she was an anarchist, Katja maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it.
Uma vez eu quis ser um astrofísico. I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
Ele disse que não conhecia o homem, o que era uma mentira. He said he did not know the man, which was a lie.
Saia do recinto de uma vez. Go out of the room at once.
Quioto era uma velha capital do Japão. Kyoto was an old capital of Japan.
Ele irriga o jardim uma vez por semana. He waters the garden once a week.
Minha irmã era uma bela mulher. My sister was a beautiful woman.
Entre no quarto de uma vez. Enter the room at once.
Dizia-se que essa dama era uma atriz. It was said that that lady was an actress.
Uma vez, lá viveu um grande rei. Once there lived a great king.
Além de ser uma boa professora, ela era uma grande especialista. In addition to being a good teacher, she was a great scholar.
Leia mais uma vez, por favor. Read it once more, please.
Eu dizia o tempo todo que ele não era uma pessoa de confiança, mas você não me escutou. I said all along that he was not a person to be trusted, but you would not listen to me.
Só se vive uma vez. You only live once.
Quando eu era uma criança, acreditava em Papai Noel. When I was a child, I believed in Santa Claus.
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