Usage examples of "uma espécie de" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Com sua roupa colorida, sua longa peruca e suas luvas brancas, poder-se-ia deduzir que ele fugiu de uma espécie de Disneylândia. With his colored clothes, his long wig and his white gloves, one could guess he has run away from some kind of Disneyland.
O dodô é uma espécie já extinta. The dodo is an already extinct species.
Uma corrente só é tão forte quanto seu elo mais fraco. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Estes mamíferos são da mesma espécie. These mammals are the same species.
Tom é uma pessoa honesta, então eu gosto dele. Tom is an honest person, so I like him.
Somos da mesma espécie. We are two of a kind.
Ele a presenteou com uma boneca. He presented her with a doll.
Quantos animais de cada espécie havia na arca de Moisés? How many animals of each species were there on Moses' ark?
Eu nunca faria uma coisa assim. I would never do such a thing.
Eles me pagaram em espécie. They paid me in kind.
Uma coisa que você deveria saber sobre mim é que eu choro raras veces. One thing you should know about me is that I seldom cry.
O Solitário George, a última tartaruga de sua espécie, morreu por causas desconhecidas. Lonesome George, the last remaining tortoise of his kind, died of unknown causes.
A que horas você dá uma pausa? What time do you have a break?
Um metro não equivale exatamente a uma jarda. A meter is not quite equivalent to a yard.
Tem uma loja de roupas por aqui? Is there a clothing store near here?
Pergunto-me o que uma pessoa cega de nascença pensa ao escutar as palavras "azul" ou "verde". I wonder what a person blind from birth thinks of when they hear the words "blue" or "green".
O rapaz está ansioso por uma nova bola de futebol. The boy is anxious for a new soccer ball.
Ei, sabe de uma coisa? Hey, you know what?
Você pode obter uma carteira de motorista depois de completar dezoito anos. You can get a car license after you turn eighteen.
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