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

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Você já caiu num poço? Have you ever fallen into a well?
O gato está no poço. The cat is in the well.
Vocês já caíram num poço? Have you ever fallen into a well?
Não tem água no poço. There's no water in the well.
Estamos cavando um poço no quintal. We are digging a well in the backyard.
Já caiu dentro de um poço? Have you ever fallen into a well?
Você já caiu dentro de um poço? Have you ever fallen into a well?
Esse homem chegou ao fundo do poço: sua mulher o deixou, ele perdeu o emprego e virou um alcoólatra. E pior que eu o conheço—ele era meu chefe há cinco anos atrás. That man has hit bottom: his wife has left him, he's lost his job, and he's an alcoholic. The worst is that I know him--he used to be my boss five years ago.
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