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

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A areia da praia era branca. The sand on the beach was white.
Havia pegadas de pinguins na areia. There were penguin footprints in the sand.
Você já apagou fogo com areia? Have you ever extinguished fire with sand?
Vocês já apagaram fogo com areia? Have you ever extinguished fire with sand?
As crianças construíram um castelo de areia na praia. The children built a sand castle on the beach.
Seu esquema é como uma casa construída sobre a areia. Your scheme is like a house built on the sand.
É a primeira vez que eu apago um incêndio com areia. It's the first time I extinguish a fire with sand.
As pedras dessa praia me lembravam aqueles dias de verão em que Laura e eu brincávamos na areia até o anoitecer. The rocks on this beach remind me of those summer days when Laura and I played in the sand until nightfall.
As ofensas se escrevem no mármore, e os benefícios, na areia An injury graves itself in metal, but a benefit writes itself in water
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