sempre

Meaning

(not-comparable) always (at all times)
(not-comparable) always (regularly at stated intervals)

Frequency

Hyphenated as

sem‧pre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsẽ.pɾi/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sempre, from Latin semper; compare Catalan sempre and Spanish siempre.

Cognate with Catalan

sempre

Cognate with Spanish

siempre

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Sentences

Se eu não
🚫

encontrar ?, eu posso sempre ir para casa
🏠

.

If I don't find it, I can always go home.

Eles sempre fazem isso .

They always do.

Eu sempre tenho regras .

I always have rules.

Ela está sempre presa .

She's always stuck.

Você sempre paga por quem não
🚫

dá .

You always pay for those who don't.

Hoje é uma data
📅

que vou lembrar para sempre na memória .

Today is a date that I will remember forever.

O

petróleo está sempre no topo
🔝

.

Oil is always at the top.

Eu sempre posso voltar a

ser um
1

pastor ? o

menino
👦

pensou .

Can I always go back to being a shepherd? the boy thought.

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