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

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Não sei para onde virar. I don't know where to turn to.
Queria poder virar um pássaro. I wish I could become a bird.
Essa partícula faz um substantivo virar verbo. This particle turns a noun into a verb.
Ele não pensava em virar professor. He had no thought of becoming a teacher.
Você não pode virar à esquerda nessa rua. You are not allowed to turn left on this street.
Você já pensou em virar enfermeira? Have you ever thought of becoming a nurse?
Este papel é mágico; pode virar qualquer coisa que você quiser. This paper is magical, it can turn into anything you want.
Este papel é mágico; pode virar qualquer coisa que vocês quiserem. This paper is magical, it can turn into anything you want.
Vire à direita no cruzamento. Turn right at the crossroad.
Os botões viraram lindas rosas vermelhas. The buds become beautiful red roses.
Meu quarto fica virado para o leste. My room faces east.
Vire à esquerda na próxima esquina. Turn left at the next corner.
Quando o gelo se derrete, vira água. When ice melts, it becomes water.
Vire à direita na segunda esquina. Turn right at the second corner.
Eles fizeram as pazes e viraram amigos de novo. They made up and became friends again.
Viro à esquerda no primeiro semáforo? Do I turn left at the first stoplight?
Meu primo recebeu o chamado de Deus e virou padre. My cousin received the call of God and became a priest.
Ele se virou quando eu chamei. He turned around when I called.
A baixas temperaturas, a água vira gelo. At low temperatures, water turns to ice.
O que ele disse acabou virando verdade. What he said turned out to be true.
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