devem

Meaning

third-person plural present indicative of dever

Frequency

Hyphenated as

de‧vem

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛ.vẽj̃/

New

dever

1. should (indicates that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory)
2. ought (indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate.)
3. will likely (indicates that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.)
4. owe (to be in debt.)

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Todos devem ter seguro de saúde
⚕️

.

Everyone must have health insurance.

Ovos secos e chá devem ser suficientes .

Dried eggs and tea should suffice.

A

partir deste momento as luzes devem ser desligadas , você deve trabalhar ou não
🚫

.

From this moment the lights must be turned off, you must work or not.

Novatos não
🚫

devem assumir que podem assumir grandes projetos .

Newbies shouldn't assume they can take on big projects.

Todos os produtos que estão à venda devem ter seus preços devidamente rotulados .

All products that are for sale must have their prices properly labeled.

Nestes casos , é necessário documentar as partes que devem ser eliminadas .

In these cases, it is necessary to document the parts that must be eliminated.

As equivalências devem ser documentadas justificadas .

The equivalences must be documented and justified.

Em outras palavras , as autoridades públicas devem adotar uma atitude proativa em transparência .

In other words, public authorities must adopt a proactive attitude towards transparency.

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