Usage examples of "como se" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Como se chama? What's your name?
Me ensina como se faz isso. Teach me how to do that.
Preste atenção. Eu vou te mostrar como se faz. Look carefully. I'm going to show you how it's done.
Vou mostrar-te como se vai para o parque. I will show you how to go to the park.
Como se usa vale para refeição? How do I use meal tickets?
Como se usa essa câmera? How do you use this camera?
Como se atreve? How dare you?
Ela perguntou como se cozinha peixe. She asked how to cook fish.
Como se chama este animal em japonês? What is this animal called in Japanese?
Talvez algum dia você possa me mostrar como se faz. Maybe one day you could show me how it's done.
Não consigo descobrir como se faz para passar MP3s do meu iPod de volta para meu computador. I can't figure out how to transfer MP3 files from my iPod back to my computer.
O nível de misoginia na barbearia fez com que eu me sentisse como se estivesse voltado no tempo. The level of unbridled misogyny at the barbershop made me feel as if I had stepped back in time.
Mahatma Gandhi uma vez me disse: "Viva como se fosse morrer amanhã. Aprenda como se fosse viver para sempre." Mahatma Gandhi once told me: "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
Continuou falando como se nada tivesse acontecido. He went on talking as though nothing had happened.
Consegui entender as primeiras frases, mas para mim o resto do discurso dele foi como se estivesse falando grego. I could understand the first few sentences, but the rest of his speech was all Greek to me.
Como se chama este legume em inglês? What do you call this vegetable in English?
Estudar como se comunicar de forma eficaz é um tempo bem gasto. Studying how to communicate effectively is time well spent.
Não consigo descobrir como se resolve esse problema. I can't figure out how to solve this problem.
A mulher fala como se ela fosse uma professora. The woman speaks as if she were a teacher.
O menino fala como se fosse um homem. The child talks as if he were a man.
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