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How to Say ‘Every time you leave, the world gets distracted’ in Portuguese

Toda vez que você sai o mundo se distrai

TOH-dah vehz kee voh-SEH sah-ee oo MOON-doo see dees-TRY

[TOH-dah vehz kee voh-SEH sah-ee oo MOON-doo see dees-TRY]

💬 Usage Tip: toda vez que means "every time" and is followed by a full clause, not just a noun. In Portugal you'd very often hear this with distrai-se instead of se distrai, because pronouns commonly go after the verb.

Phrase Breakdown

Toda vez que você sai

TOH-dah vehz kee voh-SEH sah-ee

Words in this phrase

Toda

[TOH-dah]

Every

Used to refer to all the members of a group of things or people.

Example

Toda escola fechou.

Every school closed.

vez

[vehz]

time

Refers to a point when something occurs or is scheduled.

Example

Cada vez que algo ocorre.

Each time something happens.

que

[kee]

that

Used to introduce a subordinate clause.

Example

Que dia bonito!

What a beautiful day!

você

[voh-SEH]

you

Used to refer to the person or people being addressed.

Example

Você não pode perder isso.

You can't miss this.

sai

[sah-ee]

leave

Go away from someone or something.

Example

Eu sei que você sai cedo

I know you leave early.

O mundo se distrai

oo MOON-doo see dees-TRY

Words in this phrase

[oo]

the

Definite article used to refer to a particular thing.

Example

O melhor presente.

The best gift.

mundo

[MOON-doo]

world

The earth, together with all of its countries and peoples.

Example

O mundo é belo.

The world is beautiful.

[see]

itself

Reflexive pronoun used for emphasis or to reflect action.

Example

A cidade se sustenta.

The city sustains itself.

distrai

[dees-TRY]

distracts

To divert attention from something.

Example

Quando tudo é igual, o mundo se distrai.

When everything is the same, the world distracts itself.

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