Sentence examples of "Em vez de" in Portuguese with translation "instead of"

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Aprendi francês em vez de alemão. I learned French instead of German.
Gostaria de chá em vez de café. I'd like to have tea instead of coffee.
Joguemos cartas em vez de ver televisão. Let's play cards instead of watching television.
Ele usa mel em vez de açúcar. He uses honey instead of sugar.
Você vai beber vinho em vez de leite? Will you drink wine instead of milk?
Em vez de ir pessoalmente, eu mandei um presente. Instead of going myself, I sent a gift.
Muitas pessoas preferem cozinhar com gordura em vez de óleo. Many people prefer to cook with butter instead of oil.
Muitas pessoas preferem cozinhar com banha em vez de óleo. Many people prefer to cook with butter instead of oil.
Em vez de tomar notas, passei a aula inteira rabiscando. Instead of taking notes, I spent the whole class doodling.
Se eu pudesse ser aquele cara em vez de mim. If I could be that guy instead of me.
Em vez de ir eu mesmo, eu enviei um presente. Instead of going myself, I sent a gift.
Em vez de ir à Europa, eu decidi ir à América. Instead of going to Europe, I decided to go to America.
Fiquei em casa o dia todo em vez de ir trabalhar. I stayed home all day instead of going to work.
Ela decidiu beber água em vez de refrigerantes para perder peso. She decided to drink water instead of soft drinks in order to lose weight.
Vamos descansar no jardim em vez de descansar lá de dentro. Let's take a rest in the garden instead of indoors.
Então eu vou jogar Sudoku em vez de continuar a te aborrecer. I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.
Em vez de café ele me deu chá com açúcar, mas sem creme. Instead of coffee he gave me tea with sugar, but without cream.
O slogan para o dia contra o extremismo era "multicolor em vez de marrom". The slogan for the day against extremism was, "multicolored instead of brown".
Saia e respire um pouco de ar fresco em vez de ficar vendo TV. Go out and breathe some fresh air instead of watching TV.
Comprei a bicicleta preta em vez da vermelha. I bought the black bike instead of the red one.
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