Je was op zoek naar: by the day (Engels - Portugees)

and by the day promised,
e pelo dia prometido;

i'm paid by the day.
eu sou pago por dia.

cities deteriorate by the day.
as cidades se deterioram a cada dia.

he got more aggressive by the day.
ficando cada dia mais agressivo.

in fact, they deepen by the day.
na verdade, eles aprofundam a cada dia.

and [by] the day when it appears
pelo dia, quando resplandece,

i swear by the day of resurrection
juro, pelo dia da ressurreição,

by the day when it appears radiant,
pelo dia, quando resplandece,

and [by] the day when it displays it
pelo dia, que o revela,

confidence in emu is waning by the day.
a confiança na uem vai assim minguando de dia para dia.

by the day as it appears in glory;
pelo dia, quando resplandece,

to be paid by the day or by the month
ser remunerado ao dia ou ao mês

and our media is less global by the day.
e nossa mídia é menos global a cada dia.

and by the day as it appears in brightness;
pelo dia, quando resplandece,

and by the day when it breaks in its glory,
pelo dia, quando resplandece,

the situation in yugoslavia is deteriorating by the day.
a situação na jugoslávia agrava­se de dia para dia.

i must finish this work by the day after tomorrow.
eu preciso terminar o trabalho para depois de amanhã.

the fear of escalating violence is growing by the day.
os receios de uma escalada de violência avolumam-se de dia para dia.

and by the day when it dawns (with its radiance),
e pela manhã, quando surge,

after this he did very little carpenter work by the day.
depois disso, fez pouquíssimo trabalho de carpinteiro durante o dia.