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

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Temos que acabar com esses maus costumes. We should do away with those bad customs.
Nós devemos nos adaptar aos costumes da sociedade. We should conform to the customs of society.
Estamos interessados em observar os costumes de diferentes regiões. We're interested in observing the customs of different regions.
Mary mora no Japão há muito tempo. Você não acha que está na hora de ela se adaptar aos costumes japoneses? Mary's been living in Japan so long. Don't you think it's time she adjusted to Japanese customs?
Ele costumava ser um cavalheiro. He used to be a gentleman.
O costume tem força de lei The command of custom is great
Ver algo num contexto diferente do de costume pode ser surpreendente. Seeing something in a different context than the accustomed one can be surprising.
Eu costumava ficar acordado até tarde. I used to stay up late.
Tal costume é próprio dos ingleses. Such a custom is characteristic of the British.
Aqui é onde ele costumava trabalhar. This is where he used to work.
O costume é uma segunda natureza Custom is almost a second nature
Eu costumava caminhar de manhã cedo. I used to take a walk early in the morning.
Assim o fizemos, segundo um antigo costume. We did so after an old custom.
Os pássaros costumavam cantar nas árvores. The birds used to sing in the trees.
Um costume surgiu no qual eles beijavam um ao outro. A custom developed in which they would kiss each other.
Meu avô costumava fazer os próprios móveis. My grandfather used to make furniture for himself.
É nosso costume tirar os sapatos antes de entrar na casa. It is our custom to take off our shoes when we enter the house.
Não como mais tanto quanto eu costumava. I don't eat as much meat as I used to.
Costumávamos jogar baralho todo dia e noite. We used to play cards all day and night.
Ele costumava comer pão no café da manhã. He used to have bread for breakfast.
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