I need to
“Preciso pagar a conta”, eu disse, levantando-me.
“I need to pay the bill,” I said, getting up.
Prometi levar a cruz até altar Mor Preciso cumprir a promessa.
I promised to carry the cross to the high altar. I need to keep my promise.
— O Pagador de Promessas (1962)
“Preciso pensar nisso”, disse ele.
“I need to think about it,” he said.
“Preciso ser franco, sem falsa modéstia”, disse Saunders.
“I need to be frank, without false modesty,” Saunders said.
“Preciso me desculpar outra vez”, eu disse.
“I need to apologize again,” I said.