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A casa era realmente velha; quando nós olhamos mais de perto, a parede cedeu.

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A
     1. n. Alternative form of á
     2. n-m. alt sp-lite, á
     3. art. feminine singular of o
     4. pron. her, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ela)
     5. prep. to, introduces the indirect object
     6. prep. to; towards, indicates destination
     7. prep. away, indicates a physical distance
     8. prep. with; by means of, using as an instrument or means
     9. prep. with; on, using as a medium or fuel
     10. prep. by, using the specified measurement; in the specified quantity
     11. prep. (preceded and followed by the same word) by, indicates a steady progression
     12. prep. in the style or manner of; a la
     13. prep. (limited use, see usage notes) at, during the specified period
     14. prep. (rare except in set terms) at; in, indicates a location or position
     15. prep. indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
     16. prep. (followed by a verb in the infinitive form) forms the present participle
     17. prep. (followed by an infinitive or present passive) to, forms the future participle
     18. interj. oh, expression of mild surprise
     19. v. misspelling of há
casa
     1. n-f. house
     2. n-f.          structure serving as an abode of human beings
     3. n-f.          building or institution serving as something other than residence, such as a shop
     4. n-f.          noble family
     5. n-f. home (one’s own dwelling place)
     6. n-f. (board games) a cell which may be occupied by a piece (such as a square in a chessboard)
     7. n-f. a digit position
     8. n-f. (slang) a destined place for shows or festive meetings
     9. v. verb form of casar
     casar
          1. v. (indtr, com) to marry
          2. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get married
          3. v. to wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
          4. v. to join, unite
era
     1. n-f. era (time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year)
     2. n-f. (archaeology) age (period of human prehistory)
     3. n-f. (geology) era (unit of time, smaller than aeons and greater than periods)
     4. v. verb form of ser
     ser
          1. v. (copulative) to be (to have the given quality), especially a quality that is intrinsic or not expected to change, contrasting with estar which denotes a temporary quality
          2. v. to be (to be an example or type of, or the same as)
          3. v. (auxiliary) to be (forms the passive voice)
          4. v. (impersonal) to be (indicates a point in time)
          5. v. (indtr, em, -another locational preposition) to be in (to be located in)
          6. v. (indtr, de) to be from (to have as one’s place of origin)
          7. v. (indtr, de) to be (someone’s); to belong to
          8. v. (indtr, para, aux=personal infinitive, .transitive, .or) to be for; to be to (to have as its purpose)
          9. v. (indtr, para, .impersonal, aux=personal infinitive) to be supposed to; should (introduces an expected or demanded action)
          10. v. to be; to cost (to be worth a given amount of money)
          11. v. to happen; to take place; to occur
          12. v. (indtr, por, a favor de, contra) to be against or in favour of
          13. v. (poetic, intransitive) to exist; to be
          14. v. (impersonal, transitive) used for emphasis
          15. n-m. being (a living creature)
realmente
     1. adv. truly, really, actually
velha
     1. adj. feminine singular of velho
     2. n-f. female equivalent of velho
     3. n-f. (affectionate) mother
     4. n-f. (affectionate) wife, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
     velho
          1. adj. old; ancient (having existed for a long period of time)
          2. adj. (of a living being) old; aged (having lived for most of the expected years)
          3. adj. (of an object) old (that has been used for a considerable period of time)
          4. adj. old (obsolete or out-of-date)
          5. n-m. (sometimes offensive) an old person
          6. n-m. (slang) father
          7. n-m. (affectionate) husband, especially a middle-aged or elderly one
          8. n-m. (slang) an informal form of address for males of any age; bro
          9. interj. (Brazil) man!, dude! (emphatic interjection)
quando
     1. adv. (interrogative) when (used in questions about time)
     2. adv. when (during which)
     3. conj. when (at such time)
     4. conj. when (whilst on the contrary)
     5. n-m. (chiefly poetic) when (a point or period in time)
nós
     1. pron. first-person plural nominative personal pronoun: we
     2. pron. first-person plural prepositional pronoun: us
     3. pron. (Brazil, colloquial, proscribed) first-person plural objective personal pronoun; us
     4. n. plural of nó
     nó
          1. n-m. knot
olhamos
     1. v. verb form of olhar
     olhar
          1. v. to look
          2. n-m. gaze; stare; look
          3. n-m. glance
mais
     1. adv. used to form the comparative of adjectives and adverbs; more; -er
     2. adv. preceded by the definitive article, used to form the superlative of adjectives and adverbs; most; -est
     3. adv. more (to a greater degree or extent)
     4. adv. (with indefinite or interrogative pronoun) else
     5. adv. (in negative sentences) any more, any longer
     6. conj. (arithmetic) plus (sum of the previous one and the following one)
     7. conj. (Brazil, colloquial) and; with; together with
     8. n-m. plus sign (name of the character +)
     9. conj. (Brazil) misspelling of mas
de
     1. prep. of (in relation to)
     2. prep.          of (forms compounds; often untranslated)
     3. prep.          of; about (on the subject of)
     4. prep.          of; -'s (belonging to)
     5. prep.          -'s (made by)
     6. prep.          of (being a part of)
     7. prep.          of (introduces the month a given day is part of)
     8. prep.          of (introduces the object of an agent noun)
     9. prep.          of (introduces the name of a place following its hypernym)
     10. prep. of; -en (made or consisting of)
     11. prep.          -long (having the duration of)
     12. prep.          of (indicates the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun)
     13. prep.          of (characterised by; having the given quality)
     14. prep. of (introduces the noun that applies a given adjective or past participle)
     15. prep. from (born in or coming out of)
     16. prep. by means of; by
     17. prep. as (in the role of)
     18. prep. in (wearing)
perto
     1. adv. close, closely, next (at a little distance)
a
     1. n-m. alt sp-lite, á
     2. art. feminine singular of o
     3. pron. her, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ela)
     4. prep. to, introduces the indirect object
     5. prep. to; towards, indicates destination
     6. prep. away, indicates a physical distance
     7. prep. with; by means of, using as an instrument or means
     8. prep. with; on, using as a medium or fuel
     9. prep. by, using the specified measurement; in the specified quantity
     10. prep. (preceded and followed by the same word) by, indicates a steady progression
     11. prep. in the style or manner of; a la
     12. prep. (limited use, see usage notes) at, during the specified period
     13. prep. (rare except in set terms) at; in, indicates a location or position
     14. prep. indicates the direct object, mainly to avoid confusion when it, the subject, or both are displaced, or for emphasis
     15. prep. (followed by a verb in the infinitive form) forms the present participle
     16. prep. (followed by an infinitive or present passive) to, forms the future participle
     17. interj. oh, expression of mild surprise
     18. v. misspelling of há
parede
     1. n-f. wall (of a house or building)
cedeu
     1. v. verb form of ceder
     ceder
          1. v. to cede, to give up, to give away, to hand over, to give own property or rights to others
          2. v. to lend
          3. v. (indtr, a) to decide against own previous decision or after doubt
          4. v. to surrender at an argumentation, to be convinced after possibly long discussion
          5. v. to fall down, to collapse




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