Usage examples of "chegar a ser" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Ter uma pequena lanterna no seu bolso pode vir a ser útil. Having a small flashlight in your pocket may come in handy.
Quando chegar a primavera, eu vou começar a praticar um novo esporte. When spring arrives, I'm going to take up a new sport.
Estou determinado a ser um cientista. I am determined to be a scientist.
Nunca vamos chegar a Londres antes de escurecer. We'll never reach London before dark.
Não havia som a ser ouvido. No sound was to be heard.
Ao chegar a Tóquio, escrevi uma carta para ela. On arriving in Tokyo, I wrote her a letter.
Não estou acostumado a ser tratado assim. I'm not used to be treated like that.
Não se esqueça de me avisar quando chegar a hora! Don't forget to let me know when it's time!
O acidente me ensinou a ser cuidadoso. The accident taught me to be careful.
Corri para chegar a tempo. I ran in order to be on time.
Deveríamos aprender a ser disciplinados em nossas vidas. We should learn to be disciplined in our lives.
Bom. Eu ficaria muito feliz se você me escrevesse assim que chegar a Mwanza. Fine. I'd be very happy if you would drop me a line as soon as you get to Mwanza.
Você deveria ter feito isso antes. Agora, não há nada a ser feito. You should have done it earlier. It cannot be helped now.
Eu saí correndo para chegar a tempo na aula. I hurried out so as to be in time for class.
Eu me nego a ser ignorado por mais tempo. I refuse to be ignored any longer.
Acontecimentos felizes tendem a ser acompanhados por problemas. Happy events tend to be accompanied by problems.
Treinos de audição tendem a ser monótonos. Listening practice tends to be monotonous.
Eu pensava que você seria a última pessoa a ser tal coisa. I thought you would be the last person to be such a thing.
Não estou acostumado a ser tratado dessa maneira. I'm not accustomed to such treatment.
O que ele tinha dito vinha a ser um mito. What he had said proved to be a myth.
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