Usage examples of "ser importante" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Eu não sei qual a mensagem de Lost, mas eu sei a do Twitter: todo mundo quer ser importante. I don't know what the message of "Lost" is, but I know what Twitter's is: everyone wants to be important.
Toda frase desse livro é importante. Every sentence in this book is important.
Você acha que dar presentes é importante? Do you feel giving gifts is important?
Desenvolvimento econômico é importante para a África. Economic development is important for Africa.
A água é importante para as pessoas. Water is important for people.
Vocês pensam que presentear as pessoas é importante? Do you feel giving gifts is important?
A quantidade, mais do que a qualidade, é importante. Quantity rather than quality is important.
O turismo é importante para a economia do meu país. Tourism is important to the economy of my country.
Em uma democracia, é importante que a imprensa seja independente. In a democracy, it is important for journalism to be independent.
Não vá aos extremos. Ser moderado é importante em qualquer coisa. Don't go to extremes. To be moderate is important in anything.
A coisa mais importante na vida é ser você mesmo. The most important thing in life is to be yourself.
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Sua opinião não era importante. His opinion was unimportant.
A língua pode ser usada de muitas formas. Language can be used in many ways.
Reciclar papel é muito importante. Recycling paper is very important.
Eu gostaria de ser milionário. I wish I were a millionaire.
Uma vez eu quis ser um astrofísico. I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.
O que você é é mais importante do que o que você tem. It's more important what you are than what you have.
Ele pode ser um gênio. He may be a genius.
Mas como você vai decidir o que é importante e o que não é? But how are you going to decide what is important, and what isn't?
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