Sentence examples of "kept" in English
                    Translations:
                            
                                all136
                            
                            
                                
                                    manter50
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    ficar23
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    ter17
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    continuar14
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    guardar12
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    cumprir2
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    manter-se2
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    reter1
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    conservar1
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    conservar-se1
                                
                            
                            
                                
                                    other translations13
                                
                            
                
                
                
        I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy.
        Eu mandei as crianças ficarem quietas, mas elas não pararam de fazer barulho.
    
    
        Tom shouldn't have kept Mary waiting so long.
        Tom não deveria ter deixado Maria esperando por tanto tempo.
    
    
        He demanded that the savage dog be kept tied up.
        Ele ordenou que o cachorro selvagem continuasse preso.
    
    
    
        I think he drove madly and kept having accidents.
        Acho que ele dirigiu muito rapidamente e continuou tendo acidentes.
    
    
        The middle-aged women kept talking loudly all the way.
        A mulher de meia idade continuou a falar alto durante todo a viagem.
    
    
    
        Tom had something important to say, but Mary kept interrupting him.
        Tom tinha algo importante a dizer, mas Mary o ficava interrompendo.
    
    
    
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