algo estava errado

something was wrong

→ algo

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something was wrong A common way to say that there was a problem or that something was not right. “Algo” means “something,” “estava” means “was,” and “errado” means “wrong.”

PO: Eu sabia que algo estava errado quando ele não respondeu.

EN: I knew something was wrong when he didn’t respond.

Ela sabia que algo estava errado.

She knew something was wrong.

Tom sabia que algo estava errado.

Tom knew something was wrong.

E sempre se desculpando quando algo estava errado.

And always apologizing when something was wrong.

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)

O Tom não podia perder a impressão de que algo estava errado.

Tom couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

Layla provavelmente reconheceu que algo estava errado com ela.

Layla probably recognized that something was wrong with her.

Eu soube na hora que algo estava errado.

I knew right away that something was wrong.

Algo estava errado com o Tom.

Something was wrong with Tom.

Primeiro achamos que algo estava errado, que ele não ficaria aqui.

At first, we thought something was wrong, that he wouldn't stay here.

— Como Estrelas na Terra (2007)