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Words on the topic: Action Verbs

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ajudar

ajudar

to help

Eu posso ajudar.

I can help.

apressar-se

apressar-se

hurry up

Por que se apressaram?

Why did they rush?

arriscar

arriscar

to risk

Vou arriscar tudo nessa jogada.

I'm going to risk everything on this play.

buscar

buscar

to seek

to search for

Vou buscar pรฃo.

I'm going to get bread.

comeรงar

comeรงar

to start

to begin

Eu comeรงo a ler.

I begin to read.

continuar

continuar

to continue

to go on

Continuam as buscas?

Are the searches continuing?

destrancar

destrancar

to unlock

to unbolt, to unfasten

Eu destranco a porta da cozinha.

I unlock the kitchen door.

empurrar

empurrar

to push

Posso empurrar o carrinho?

Can I push the stroller?

esconder

esconder

to hide

to conceal

Eu escondo o controle da TV.

I hide the TV remote.

fugir

fugir

to escape

to flee

Eu fugi do cachorro.

I ran away from the dog.

manter

manter

to keep

to maintain

Ela vai manter a calma.

She will keep calm.

morder

morder

to bite

to sting

Posso morder a maรงรฃ?

Can I bite the apple?

olhar

olhar

to look

Ela olha a TV.

She's watching TV.

ousar

ousar

to dare

Ela ousou e venceu.

She dared and won.

parar

parar

to stop

to halt

Pare aqui.

Stop here.

perder

perder

to lose

to waste, to miss

Eu perco a chave.

I lost the key.

pisar

pisar

to step

to tread, to step on

Ele pisa forte na areia.

He stomps heavily on the sand.

recolher

recolher

to collect

to gather, to pick up

Vou recolher as folhas do jardim.

I'm going to collect the leaves from the garden.

rejeitar

rejeitar

to reject

to refuse, to decline

Tu rejeitaste o convite para a festa.

You rejected the invitation to the party.

remover

remover

to remove

to take away

Vou remover a mancha.

I'll remove the stain.

resistir

resistir

to resist

to withstand

Vais resistir ao doce?

Can you resist the candy?

retornar

retornar

to return

go back

Ele deve retornar cedo.

He must return early.

sentar

sentar

to sit

to take a seat

Sente-se aqui.

Sit here.

tentar

tentar

to try

Tentas ir ao cinema?

Do you want to go to the cinema?

trazer

trazer

to bring

to carry

Eu trago pรฃo.

I bring bread.

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