Usage examples of "contanto que" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Todo homem é livre para fazer aquilo que desejar, contanto que não infrinja o mesmo direito à liberdade de outros homens. Every man is free to do that which he wills, provided he infringes not the equal freedom of any other man.
Qualquer livro serve, contanto que ele seja interessante. Any book will do, so long as it is interesting.
Não importa se o gato é preto ou branco contanto que ele pegue ratos. It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
Eu só preciso saber o que aconteceu. I just need to know what happened.
Eu tenho que estudar. I have to study.
Eu acho que eu posso te esperar por mais sete minutos. I can probably give you seven minutes.
Gostaria de que me emprestasse cinquenta dólares. I would like to borrow fifty dollars from you.
A carteira que Ken usa é velha. The desk which Ken uses is old.
É a primeira vez que eu entro num barco. It's the first time I get on a boat.
Consegui minha licença de motorista na segunda vez em que tentei passar no teste de direção. I got my driver's license on the second time I tried to pass the driver's test.
É a primeira vez que eu escalo esta montanha. It's the first time I climb a mountain.
Ela é o que se denomina um gênio. She is what is called a genius.
A que horas você dá uma pausa? What time do you have a break?
Acho que entendo. I think I understand.
Estou muito orgulhoso em saber que ela é minha. I'm so proud to know that she's mine.
Aceitou-se que o problema realmente existia. It was accepted that the problem indeed existed.
Deste ponto em diante, a história fica tão distorcida e grotesca que eu não consigo mais parar de lê-la. From this point on, the story becomes so twisted and grotesque that I can't stop reading it anymore.
Queria que ela parasse de reclamar. I wish she would stop complaining.
Ele não faz ideia do que está fazendo. He has no idea what he’s doing.
A situação é pior do que imaginávamos. The situation is worse than we believed.
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