Usage examples of "por um momento" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Gostaria de falar com você por um momento. I'd like to speak to you for a moment.
Gostaria de falar contigo por um momento. I'd like to speak to you for a moment.
Ele pensou sobre isso por um momento. He thought about it for a moment.
O fogo agitou por um momento, e então se apagou. The flame flickered for a moment, then died out.
Por um momento, Tom ficou surpreso demais para falar. For a moment, Tom was too surprised to speak.
Fiquem quietos por um momento. Be quiet for a moment.
Um momento de hesitação pode custar a vida de um piloto. A moment's hesitation may cost a pilot his life.
Ela sofreu de terríveis dores de cabeça por um longo tempo. She has suffered from bad headaches for a long time.
Desligue o telefone e espere um momento, por favor. Hang up and wait a moment, please.
Ela está doente por um bom tempo e ainda está muito fraca para ficar se mexendo. She has been ill for a long time and she is still too weak to get about.
Se pelo menos nós parássemos de tentar sermos felizes, nós poderíamos ter um momento feliz. If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
Passei três anos procurando por um bom diretor, mas não consegui encontrar. I spent three years looking for a good director, but couldn't find one.
Faça o favor de esperar um momento e não desligue. Please wait a moment and don't hang up.
Ao atravessar a rua, eu quase fui atropelado por um carro. Crossing the street, I was nearly hit by a car.
Espere um momento fora da sala. Wait for a moment outside the room.
Não é preciso dizer que, por causa do acidente, ele vai faltar a escola por um tempo. Needless to say, because of the accident, he will stay away from school for a while.
Espere só um momento. Wait just a moment.
Eles ficaram falando por um longo tempo. They stood talking for a long time.
Quando criança, fui possuído por um fantasma. As a kid I was possessed by a ghost.
Gostaria de trocar este relógio por um mais barato. I would like to exchange this watch with a cheaper one.
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