começou a tremer

started to shake

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phrase Rare #34,124
started to shake Used with a singular subject; the subject can be a person or a thing.
PO: A janela começou a tremer com o vento.
EN: The window started to shake in the wind.

Ele começou a tremer.

He began to tremble.

Tom começou a tremer.

Tom began to tremble.

Mas Nicolau começou a tremer de febre.

But Nicolau started shivering with a fever.

— O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

O chão começou a tremer e disparou o alarme.

The ground began to shake and the alarm went off.

A casa começou a tremer.

The house started to shake.

O chão começou a tremer.

The ground began to shake.