Usage examples of "cast about for" in English with translation to Portuguese

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He thought about it for a moment. Ele pensou sobre isso por um momento.
I disputed with him about world peace for an hour. Discuti com ele sobre paz mundial por um hora.
Father spoke about how important school will be for finding a job when I am older. Meu pai falou sobre o quanto a escola será importante para encontrar trabalho quando eu for mais velho.
A child who is a native speaker usually knows many things about his or her language that a non-native speaker who has been studying for years still does not know and perhaps will never know. Uma criança que é falante nativa geralmente sabe muitas coisas sobre sua língua que um falante não-nativo que tem estudado há anos ainda não sabe e talvez nunca saberá.
On this day in 1887 appeared in Warsaw a booklet of Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof about the "International Language". Its size was modest, its motto ambitious: "For a language to be an international one, is not enough to call it as such." The name of the author was given as "Dr. Esperanto". Nesse dia, em 1887, apareceu em Varsóvia um livrinho de Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof sobre a "Língua Internacional". Seu tamanho era modesto; seu lema, ambicioso: "Para uma língua ser internacional, não basta chamá-la assim." O nome do autor foi dado como "Dr. Esperanto".
I bought it for about twelve dollars. Eu o comprei por cerca de 12 dólares.
I had a nap for about an hour. Tirei uma soneca de mais ou menos uma hora.
Man has been writing for about 6000 years. O homem tem escrito há mais ou menos 6.000 anos.
She has been dating him for about two years. Ela o namora há mais ou menos dois anos.
We walked for about 6 kilometers. Nós andamos por mais ou menos 6 quilômetros.
I'm angry with my boyfriend for forgetting about Valentine's Day. Eu estou bravo com meu namorado para esquecer o Dia dos Namorados.
There's no need for us to argue about this. Não há motivos para discutirmos sobre isso.
It's time for us to start thinking about how we can improve the situation. É hora de começarmos a pensar sobre como melhorar a situação.
I think it's time for me to talk to the boss about this problem. Eu acho que é hora de eu falar com o chefe sobre esse problema.
I think it's time for me to admit that I never cared about you. Eu acho que é hora de eu admitir que eu nunca me importei.
She has been ill for a long time and she is still too weak to get about. Ela está doente por um bom tempo e ainda está muito fraca para ficar se mexendo.
We should spend our time creating content for our website rather than wasting time worrying about minor cosmetic details. Nós deveríamos passar a maior parte do nosso tempo criando conteúdo para nosso site, em vez de gastar tempo se preocupando com detalhes cosméticos.
She doesn't want to talk about it. Ela não quer falar sobre isso.
The die is cast. A sorte está lançada.
Economic development is important for Africa. Desenvolvimento econômico é importante para a África.
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