a gente podia

we could

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we could A gente is a conversational way to say “we” and takes a singular verb. This phrase often introduces a suggestion or possibility.
PO: A gente podia tomar um café depois.
EN: We could get coffee later.

A gente podia marcar uma vez lá em casa, né?

We could get together at my place sometime, couldn’t we?

— Aquarius (2016)

A gente podia ficar aqui.

We could stay here.

— Anaconda (2025)

Talvez a gente podia se encontrar depois da escola.

Maybe we could meet after school.

A gente podia se ver.

We could see each other.

— O Ódio (1995)

A gente podia ir almoçar fora pra comemorar o Natal.

We could go out for lunch to celebrate Christmas.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

A gente podia estar morto!

We could be dead!

— O Ódio (1995)

A gente podia ver agora né?

We could watch it now, right?

— Aquarius (2016)

O que a gente podia dizer, a gente já disse.

We've already said everything we could say.

— Aquarius (2016)

Também, mas sabe o que a gente podia fazer?

Also, but you know what we could do?

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

A gente podia ir embora daqui.

We could just leave here.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

A gente podia fazer um piquenique à beira do rio.

We could have a picnic by the river.