Sentence examples of "pôr a pique" in Portuguese

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Posso pôr a mesa? May I set the table?
Será que podemos pôr a mesa ali? I wonder if we could have the table over there.
Não quero pôr a sua teoria em dúvida. I don't mean to challenge your theory.
Limpe a prateleira e você poderá pôr os livros lá. Clear off the shelf, and you can put your books there.
Tom ameaçou pôr fogo na casa de Mary. Tom threatened to burn Mary's house down.
A União Europeia foi criada com o objetivo de pôr termo às frequentes guerras sangrentas entre países vizinhos, que culminaram na Segunda Guerra Mundial. The European Union is set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the Second World War.
Ao responder a esta pergunta, algumas pessoas podem pôr em evidência este tipo de exemplo: "Os chineses são muito hospitaleiros, enquanto que os ingleses são mais reservados." When answering this question, some people might put forward this kind of example: "Chinese people are very hospitable, whilst English people are more reserved."
A conversa diplomática ajudou a pôr fim ao conflito. Diplomatic dialogue helped put an end to the conflict.
Vamos pôr todas as cartas na mesa. Let's put all the cards on the table.
Eu vou pôr essa máquina à prova hoje. I am going to put this machine to the test today.
Pôr lenha na fogueira To add fuel to the fire
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