ler a carta

read the letter

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phrase Uncommon #14,350
read the letter Used literally for reading a written letter.
PO: Ela começou a ler a carta em silêncio.
EN: She started to read the letter in silence.

Depois de ler a carta de Tom, Mary começou a chorar.

After reading Tom's letter, Mary started crying.

Claro, você não pode ler a carta dos outros.

Of course, you can't read other people's letters.

— Служебный роман (1977)

Ela pareceu ficar perturbada ao ler a carta.

She seemed disturbed as she read the letter.

Sami continuou a ler a carta.

Sami continued reading the letter.

Ele terminou de ler a carta.

He finished reading the letter.

Ele acabou de ler a carta.

He just finished reading the letter.

Mary ficou preocupada depois de ler a carta de Tom.

Mary became worried after reading Tom's letter.

Ele só vai ler a carta.

He is just going to read the letter.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Tom chorou ao ler a carta que recebeu de Mary.

Tom cried as he read the letter he received from Mary.

Ler a carta que ele me manda todas as manhãs é bastante engraçado.

Reading the letter he sends me every morning is quite funny.