English Sentence:

The thief was caught when his DNA was found on a cigarette butt.

Portuguese Translation:

O ladrão foi pego quando seu DNA foi encontrado em uma bituca de cigarro.

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Words used:

o

1. the (masculine singular) 2. him 3. them 4. it 5. those

Here: the (masculine singular)

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ladrão m.   (Pl: ladrões, Fem: ladra, Pl Fem: ladras)

thief, robber

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foi

(third-person singular preterite indicative of ir or ser)

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pegar

to catch, to hold, to grasp, to take

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quando

when

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seu

your, his, her, their, its (masculine singular form of possessive seu)

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ADN

DNA

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foi

(third-person singular preterite indicative of ir or ser)

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encontrar

1. to meet, to encounter, to see 2. to find 3. to come across, to stumble upon 4. to discover

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em

1. in 2. on 3. into 4. at 5. to

Here: into

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uma

a, an (feminine singular)

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bituca f.   (Pl: bitucas)

cigarette butt

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de

1. of 2. from 3. to 4. in 5. than 6. by 7. on 8. for

Here: of

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cigarro m.   (Pl: cigarros)

cigarette

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