Translations for „used to“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

used to ADJ

used to

acostumado(-a)

to be used to doing sth

estar acostumado a fazer a. c.

to be used to sth

estar acostumado com [or a] a. c.

to become used to sth

acostumar-se a [or com] a. c.

Usage examples with used to

to be used to sth

estar acostumado com [or a] a. c.

to become used to sth

acostumar-se a [or com] a. c.

to get used to sth

acostumar-se a a. c.

to be used to doing sth

estar acostumado a fazer a. c.

he used to live in New York

ele morava em Nova York

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The villagers used to store grain close to the shrine, certain that nobody would steal it and thereby violate the sanctity of the shrine.

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The same process in reverse can be used to lower or circularize the apogee of a magsail's orbit when it arrives at a destination planet.

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Her rather grand speech pattern takes getting used to, but she seems comfortable and adds a fitting glint of glamour.

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This new explanation is used to make falsifiable predictions that are testable by experiment or observation.

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The trunk had storage space for a spare tire, jack and lug wrench which could be used to actually change a wheel.

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The figure eight has become a general term used for all boat-side tactics used to catch a following fish.

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This fire is used to dry and toughen the young wings, which is necessary for flight.

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Used to return information about a nickname that is no longer in use (due to client disconnection, or nickname changes).

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The cable tie used to fasten his hands was only cut loose at the police station, where he also learnt the owner of the house he was guarding had died.

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Praseodymium is a soft metal that is used to create strong alloys used in aircraft engines.

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