eles despediram

they fired, they dismissed, they said goodbye (to), they took leave (of)

→ despedir
desped dismiss; bid farewell + iram 3rd person plural past (preterite or imperfect)
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #33,232
they fired, they dismissed
PO: Eles despediram o funcionário ontem.
EN: They fired the employee yesterday.
they said goodbye (to), they took leave (of)
PO: Eles se despediram dos amigos no aeroporto.
EN: They said goodbye to their friends at the airport.
Conjugation of despedir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First despedi —
Third despediu despediram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — despediram

Eles despediram-me.

They fired me.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Despediram todo mundo.

They fired everyone.

— Cidade dos Sonhos (2001)

Despediram-nos a todos, e a vós nos anos seguintes.

They fired us all, and you in the years that followed.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

À luz do pôr-do-sol, o capitão e o imediato despediram-se do último camarada.

In the glow of the sunset, the captain and first mate said farewell to their last comrade.

— Nosferatu: Uma Sinfonia de Horror (1922)

Me despediram.

They fired me.

— Questão de Tempo (2013)

Eles despediram a minha filha também.

They fired my daughter too.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Já se despediram de Tom?

Have they said goodbye to Tom yet?