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

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She told him to study. Ela lhe disse para estudar.
He told me a lie Ele me contou uma mentira
Do as I told you. Faça como eu te falei.
You must do as you are told. Você deve fazer o que te mandam.
I told him to come. Eu disse a ele para vir.
A little bird told me. Um passarinho me contou.
Nancy told me about the fire. Nancy me falou sobre o fogo.
Do it the way I told you to. Faça do jeito que eu te mandei.
Guess what he told me. Adivinha o que ele me disse.
She told him a joke. Ela lhe contou uma piada.
This is the town I told you about. Essa é a cidade da qual eu falei a você.
I can't do as he told me to. Não posso fazer como ele me mandou.
Do as you are told. Faça como lhe dizem.
Who told you the story? Quem te contou a história?
This is the book that I told you about. Este é o livro sobre o qual eu lhe falei.
My wife told me to do away with this old hat. Minha mulher me mandou jogar fora esse chapéu velho.
She told him to stop. Ela lhe disse para parar.
She told her story in tears. Ela contou sua história aos prantos.
I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy. Eu mandei as crianças ficarem quietas, mas elas não pararam de fazer barulho.
She told him not to worry. Ela lhe disse para não se preocupar.
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