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

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Você já pegou um peixe? Have you ever caught a fish?
Você pegou a pessoa errada. You’ve got the wrong person.
Você já pegou aquele unicórnio? Have you caught that Unicorn yet?
Tom pegou um pouco de torta. Tom got some pie.
Minha filha pegou um resfriado. My daughter caught a cold.
Tom pegou um pedacinho de torta. Tom got a small piece of pie.
Você já pegou esse unicórnio? Have you caught that Unicorn yet?
Onde você pegou todas aquelas chaves? Where did you get all those keys?
Tom pegou um peixe grande. Tom caught a big fish.
Tom só pegou o principal do que Mary dizia. Tom only got the gist of what Mary was saying.
Ele pegou uma gripe terrível. He caught a terrible cold.
O velho pegou um peixe grande. That old man caught a large fish.
Meu pai pegou três peixes ontem. My father caught three fish yesterday.
Você pegou algum peixe no rio? Did you catch any fish in the river?
Você pegou o nome dela, por acaso? You didn't happen to catch his name, did you?
Tom foi pescar, mas não pegou nada. Tom went fishing, but didn't catch anything.
A pergunta de Tom pegou Maria completamente desprevenida. Tom's question caught Mary completely off-guard.
Tom pegou a bola com sua mão direita. Tom caught the ball with his right hand.
A pergunta de Tom pegou Maria completamente de surpresa. Tom's question caught Mary completely off-guard.
Melissa perdeu completamente a cabeça quando a casa pegou fogo. Ela não sabia o que fazer. Melissa completely lost her head when the house caught on fire. She didn't know what to do.
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