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talvez devesse

maybe you should

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phrase Rare #30,141
maybe you should Used to give gentle advice or suggest what someone ought to do. Devesse is a form of dever and is followed by an infinitive, such as ter dito, se vestir, or vir.
PO: Talvez devesse descansar um pouco.
EN: Maybe you should rest for a while.

Se está com frio, talvez devesse se vestir mais.

If you're cold, maybe you should dress more warmly.

Eu talvez devesse ter dito ao Tom.

I might have told Tom.

Talvez devesse ter mandado um fax?

Maybe I should have sent a fax?

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Se você está com calor, talvez devesse tirar o suéter.

If you're hot, maybe you should take off your sweater.

Talvez devesse vir até aqui.

Perhaps you should come here.

— Conflitos Internos (2002)

Bem, talvez devesse.

Well, maybe I should.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Talvez devesse fazer um trabalho sobre ela, Doutor.

Perhaps you should do a paper on her, Doctor.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Talvez devesse ouvir-me.

Perhaps you should listen to me.