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Portuguese

encostar

English

to lean

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Examples of how to use "encostar" in Portuguese

Portuguese
Não encoste na parede.
English
Don't touch the wall.
Portuguese
Por favor, não encoste na janela.
English
Please, don't touch the window.
Portuguese
Ela encostou a bolsa na cadeira.
English
She leaned her bag against the chair.
Portuguese
Quando eu era criança, encostava nas paredes.
English
When I was a child, I used to lean against the walls.
Portuguese
Amanhã ele encostará o carro no muro.
English
Tomorrow he will park the car against the wall.
Portuguese
Se você encostasse mais, eu sairia.
English
If you leaned in more, I would leave.

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Não encoste na parede.

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