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

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Não saia, pois está chovendo. Don't go out, as it's raining.
Perdoe-me, pois eu pequei. Forgive me, for I have sinned.
Perdoai-me, pai, pois eu pequei. Forgive me Father for I have sinned.
Não posso ajudá-lo, pois estou ocupado. I can't help you, because I'm busy.
Tu nunca foste a Okinawa, pois não? You have never been to Okinawa, have you?
Come para viver, pois não vives para comer Live not to eat, but eat to live
Ele teve que cometer crimes pois estava passando fome. He had to commit crime because he was starving.
Economize, pois não se sabe o dia de amanhã Save it for a rainy day
Perdoai-os, pois eles não sabem o que fazem. Forgive them, for they know not what they do.
É melhor evitá-la agora pois ela está violenta. It'd be better to avoid her now, because she's violent.
Trate nossos clientes com educação, pois eles pagam você. Be polite to our clients, then they will pay you.
Nós precisamos confirmar sua presença pois as vagas são limitadas. We need you to confirm your attendance because places are limited.
Eu o desanimei de ir nadar pois era provável que chovesse. I discouraged him from going swimming as it was likely to rain.
Não vou aceitar isso, pois já tenho bastantes problemas para resolver. I can't take this on, because I already have enough problems to solve.
Não fique bravo comigo, pois eu fiz isso pelo seu bem. Don't be angry with me, for I did it for your sake.
Esta decisão mudou a história do Nepal pois introduziu a democracia. This decision changed Nepal’s history for it introduced democracy.
Não olhe para trás pois você sabe o que pode ver. Don't look back cause you know what you might see.
Não fique nervoso comigo, pois eu fiz isso por sua segurança. Don't be angry with me, for I did it for your sake.
Você vai embora? Pode ir, pois eu estou pouco me lixando. You're leaving? Go then, because I don't give a shit.
Não posso sair, pois me machuquei uma semana atrás em um acidente. I can't go out, because I was injured a week ago in an accident.
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