Sentence examples of "Estava" in Portuguese

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Minha mãe estava em prantos. My mother was in tears.
Tom estava parado ao lado do portão, torcendo as mãos nervosamente. Tom stood near the gate wringing his hands nervously.
Ninguém estava escutando o discurso. Nobody was listening to the speech.
Bill estava em seu quarto. Bill was in his bedroom.
Ela estava vestindo ricas sedas. She was dressed in rich silks.
O meu telemóvel estava desligado. My cell phone was off.
Estava escuro na casa americana. It was dark in the American house.
Minha mãe estava em lágrimas. My mother was in tears.
Estava muito frio naquele anoitecer. It was very cold that evening.
Por que você estava lá? Why were you there?
Nesse momento eu estava jantando. I was eating dinner then.
Tatoeba estava fora do ar. Tatoeba was out of service.
Ela estava vestida de vermelho. She was dressed in red.
Ele estava ardendo de raiva. He was burning with his anger.
Eu estava ciente do fato. I was aware of that fact.
A nação estava em paz. The nation was at peace.
Acho que ele estava zangado. I think he was angry.
Tom só estava tentando ajudar. Tom was just trying to help.
Acho que Tom estava certo. I guess Tom was right.
Ele estava deitado na grama. He was lying on the grass.
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