Usage examples of "criança" in Portuguese with translation to English

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John coleciona selos desde criança. John has been collecting stamps since he was a child.
Tom parece uma criança decente. Tom seems like a decent kid.
Quando eu era criança, eu achava que se eu morresse o mundo simplesmente desapareceria. Que ilusão infantil! Eu não podia aceitar que o mundo poderia existir sem mim. When I was a kid, I thought that if I died the world would just disappear. What a childish delusion! I just couldn't accept that the world could continue to exist without me.
A criança foi exposta a radioatividade. The infant has been exposed to radioactive rays.
Ela não é uma criança. She's not a child.
Vista a criança com essas roupas. Put the kid into these clothes.
Ela tomou conta da criança. She took care of the child.
Quando criança, fui possuído por um fantasma. As a kid I was possessed by a ghost.
Qualquer criança pode fazer isso. Any child can do that.
Ela comprou um brinquedo para a criança. She bought a toy for the kid.
Ela é só uma criança. She is just a child.
Quando eu era criança, eu era muito desajeitado. When I was a kid, I was all thumbs.
Aquela criança é minha irmã. That child is my sister.
Quando eu era criança, adorava o filme "Jurassic Park". When I was a kid, I loved the film Jurassic Park.
A criança quase se afogou. The child was almost drowned.
Eu me lembro de jogar o jogo original do Pac-Man quando era criança. I remember playing the original Pac-Man game when I was a kid.
Ela é apenas uma criança. She is nothing but a child.
Uma criança precisa de amor. A child needs love.
A criança caiu da cama. The child fell out of bed.
Ele é só uma criança. He is only a child.
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