Usage examples of "por via de regra" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ele voltou para casa via Hong Kong. He returned home by way of Hong Kong.
Eu acho que eu posso te esperar por mais sete minutos. I can probably give you seven minutes.
Você quebrou a regra. You broke the rule.
Ela já não o via há muito tempo. She hadn't seen him in a long time.
Busquei-o por toda parte, mas não o encontrei. I looked for it everywhere but didn't find it.
Toda regra tem uma exceção. Every law has its exception.
Eu nunca via uma geladeira vermelha. I never saw a red fridge.
Ele estava fascinado por sua beleza. He was fascinated with her beauty.
Há uma exceção para toda regra. There's an exception to every rule.
Sonhava o cego que via, sonhava o que queria We soon believe what we desire
Ela está caidinha por este rapaz. She has a crush on this boy.
Eu expliquei a regra para ele. I explained the rule to him.
Tem uma loja de roupas por aqui? Is there a clothing store near here?
A regra não se aplica ao seu caso. The rule does not apply to his case.
O rapaz está ansioso por uma nova bola de futebol. The boy is anxious for a new soccer ball.
Essa regra não tem exceções. This rule has no exceptions.
Ela sofreu de terríveis dores de cabeça por um longo tempo. She has suffered from bad headaches for a long time.
Nascido no Japão, eu tenho como regra sempre ter arroz no jantar. Born in Japan, I make it a rule to have rice at dinner.
O cantor foi morto por coiotes selvagens. The singer was killed by wild coyotes.
Essa regra pode ser interpretada de diferentes maneiras. This rule reads several ways.
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