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

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Houve um engavetamento na rodovia. There was a multiple collision on the highway.
Ventre em jejum não houve a nenhum A hungry belly has no ears
Houve um tornado na aldeia. There was a tornado in the village.
Não houve resposta à minha pergunta. There was no answer to my question.
Provavelmente houve um acidente de trânsito. There's probably been a traffic accident.
Houve uma tempestade violenta no oceano. There was a violent storm at sea.
Houve muita neve no ano passado. Last year, there was a lot of snow.
Houve trovões e raios na noite passada. There was thunder and lightning last night.
Houve um grande concerto de rock em 1970. There was a big rock concert in 1970.
Houve uma boa colheita de maçã este ano. There has been a good apple harvest this year.
Houve um terremoto e, além disso, um tsunami. There was an earthquake and, in addition, there was a tsunami.
Houve uma queda de temperatura depois da chuva. There was a descent of temperature after rain.
Houve um aumento acentuado de preços no ano passado. There was a sharp rise in prices last year.
O céu inteiro se clareou e houve uma explosão. The whole sky lit up and there was an explosion.
Houve um acidente de trânsito em frente à casa ontem. There was a traffic accident in front of the house yesterday.
Segundo o jornal, houve um grande incêndio na noite passada. According to the newspaper, there was a big fire last night.
Houve uma maratona hoje na escola e estávamos muito cansados. There was a marathon at school today and we were very tired.
Pelo que eu sei, não houve problemas durante o primeiro semestre. As far as I know, there were no problems during the first semester.
Houve um grande incêndio próximo à minha casa na noite passada. There was a big fire near my house last night.
Houve muitas revoluções no decorrer do século passado, mas talvez nenhuma tão significativa quando a revolução da longevidade. There have been many revolutions over the last century, but perhaps none as significant as the longevity revolution.
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