Usage examples of "acontecem" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Essas coisas só acontecem na Suécia. These things only happen in Sweden.
Acidentes acontecem quando nós estamos relaxados. Accidents will happen when we are off guard.
Às vezes as coisas que acontecem não fazem sentido. Sometimes things that happen do not make sense.
Os milagres são chamados de milagres porque eles não acontecem! Miracles are called miracles because they don't happen!
Eu detesto quando isso acontece. I just hate when that happens.
Eu me pergunto o que aconteceu com ele. I wonder what has become of him.
Vamos ver o que acontece. Let's see what happens.
O que aconteceu com o livro que eu coloquei aqui a pouco tempo atrás? What has become of the book I put here a few minutes ago?
Tudo acontece por uma razão. Everything happens for a reason.
Algo vai acontecer. Posso sentir. Something's going to happen. I can feel it.
Isto acaba de acontecer comigo. This just happened to me.
Parece que algo vai acontecer. It looks like something's going to happen.
Pode acontecer com qualquer um. It can happen to anyone.
Bem, coisas mais estranhas aconteceram. Well, stranger things have happened.
O que acontecerá na terça? What will be happening on Thursday?
Pergunto-me o que acontecerá. I wonder what will happen.
Nunca esperei que isso acontecesse. I never expected that to happen.
O que aconteceu com Tom? What happened to Tom?
Diga-me o que aconteceu. Tell me what happened.
O acidente aconteceu nesse cruzamento. The accident happened at that intersection.
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