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need

verb

Require something or need to perform an action.

to need
  • precisar

    Portuguese pattern: precisar de + noun; precisar + infinitive.

    I need a pen to sign.

    Preciso de uma caneta para assinar.

    We need to leave before six.

    Precisamos sair antes das seis.

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