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English Sentence:

Items left on a shelf for a long time will gather dust.

Portuguese Translation:

Coisas deixadas na prateleira por muito tempo acumulam poeira.

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Words used:

coisa f. (Pl: coisas)

thing

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deixar

1. to leave 2. to let 3. to stop 4. to abandon

Here: to leave

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na

in (the), on (the), at (the) (feminine singular)

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prateleira f. (Pl: prateleiras)

shelf, stand

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por

for, at, by

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muito (Pl: muitos, Fem: muita, Pl Fem: muitas)

1. very 2. much 3. many 4. a lot of

Here: very

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tempo m. (Pl: tempos)

1. time 2. duration, period 3. weather 4. while

Here: time

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acumular

1. to accumulate, to collect, to gather 2. to build up, to pile up

Here: to accumulate, to collect, to gather

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poeira f.

dust, dirt

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