Usage examples of "chegar às raias" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ele tinha acabado de chegar. He had just arrived.
Ela o esperou chegar em casa. She waited for him to come home.
Quando chegar a primavera, eu vou começar a praticar um novo esporte. When spring arrives, I'm going to take up a new sport.
Perdão por chegar tarde. Sorry for being late.
Nunca vamos chegar a Londres antes de escurecer. We'll never reach London before dark.
Não posso chegar lá em uma hora. I can not get there in an hour.
O dinheiro pode demorar dias para chegar ao seu destino. The money could take days to arrive at its destination.
Meus pais partiram antes de eu chegar. My parents had left before I arrived.
Ele acabou de chegar. He just arrived.
Leva mais ou menos 10 minutos para chegar na estação de trem a pé. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the train station by foot.
Ele foi o último a chegar. He was the last person to arrive.
Tom foi o último a chegar. Tom was the last to arrive.
Esperemos chegar lá a tempo. Let's hope that we get there on time.
Você tem de cruzar o oceano para chegar à América. You have to cross the ocean to get to America.
É muito raro Tom chegar atrasado. Tom is rarely late.
Eu me apressei para não chegar tarde na escola. I hurried in order not to be late for school.
Chegar ao Polo Norte não é fácil. To reach the North Pole is not easy.
Há várias formas de se chegar na casa dela. There are various ways to get to her house.
Eu vou te ligar quando chegar em casa. I'll give you a call when I get home.
Ao chegar a Tóquio, escrevi uma carta para ela. On arriving in Tokyo, I wrote her a letter.
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