Usage examples of "a maior parte" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ele viveu no exterior a maior parte de sua vida. He lived abroad for much of his life.
Ela gasta a maior parte do tempo dela cuidando dos filhos. She spends a majority of her time taking care of her children.
Você passa a maior parte do seu tempo fazendo o quê? What do you spend most of your time doing?
Eu acho que a maior parte deles foi para casa. I guess most of them went home.
Você passa a maior parte do tempo fazendo qual atividade? What activity do you spend most of your time doing?
Você passa a maior parte do seu tempo no computador fazendo o que? What do you spend most of your time on the computer doing?
A maior parte do que você aprende pode ser tirada de livros. Most of what you learn can be got out of books.
Ela gasta a maior parte do seu dinheiro em roupas. She spends most of her money on clothes.
Até recentemente, a maior parte das coisas de que nós precisávamos eram feitas à mão. Until quite recently, most of the things we needed were made by hand.
O que enfermeiros fazem a maior parte do tempo? What do nurses spend most of their time doing?
O Japão importa a maior parte dos recursos energéticos de que precisa. Japan imports most of the energy resources it needs.
Nós deveríamos passar a maior parte do nosso tempo criando conteúdo para nosso site, em vez de gastar tempo se preocupando com detalhes cosméticos. We should spend our time creating content for our website rather than wasting time worrying about minor cosmetic details.
A maior parte dos jovens adultos gostam de sair à note. Most young adults enjoy going out at night.
A Coreia do Norte foi tratada como um pária durante a maior parte de sua existência. North Korea has been treated as a pariah state for most of its existence.
A escola é onde passamos a maior parte do nosso tempo todos os dias. School is where we spend most of our time every day.
A maior parte do nosso comportamento é aprendido. An overwhelming part of our behavior is learned.
A maior parte da floresta amazônica permanece intacta. Most of the Amazon jungle is still wild.
Entre nós cinco, ela, sem dúvida nenhuma, fala a maior quantidade de idiomas. Among the five of us, she, without a doubt, speaks the most languages.
Você pode usar a língua inglesa na maior parte dos hotéis do mundo. You can use English at most hotels around the world.
O Cairo é a maior cidade de África. Cairo is the biggest city in Africa.
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