English-Portuguese translations for always

• sempre
  Isso sempre foi assim e sempre será. That is always the case and always will be.
  A segurança tem de estar sempre em primeiro lugar. Safety must always come first.
  Condenáveis sempre e em toda a parte!Wrong always, wrong everywhere!
• constantemente
  Falamos constantemente de energias renováveis. We always talk about renewable energy.
  Não nos façamos constantemente piores do que aquilo que realmente somos! Let us not always make ourselves out to be worse than we are!
  É preciso que redefinamos constantemente a nossa rota, mantendo sempre bem definida a nossa meta de chegada. We constantly need to redefine the route, always keeping the destination firmly in sight.

Definition of always

• At all times; throughout all time; since the beginning
• Constantly during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals (opposed to sometimes or occasionally
• In any event

Examples

• God is always the same
• Green has always been my favorite color. I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember
• Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation
• In this street, the shops always close during lunchtime
• I thought I could always go back to work

Related words

• always effective
• the grass is always greener on the other side
• a bad workman always blames his tools
• a bad penny always turns up
• the customer is always right
• as always
• it's always better than nothing
• once a drunkard, always a drunkard
• once a thief, always a thief