disse que estava

said that was

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phrase Very common #1,403

said that was Used in reported speech. The subject is understood from context or stated earlier, as in ela disse que estava... = she said that she was....

PO: João disse que estava cansado depois do trabalho.

EN: João said that he was tired after work.

Tom disse que estava decepcionado.

Tom said he was disappointed.

O monge Zheng disse que estava nas Montanhas Wudan.

The monk Zheng said he was in the Wudan Mountains.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Tom disse que estava farto de esperar.

Tom said he was tired of waiting.

Ela disse que estava de folga.

She said she was off work.

Ela apertou-me as mãos e disse que estava contente em me ver.

She shook my hand and said she was glad to see me.

Tom disse que estava muito feliz por ter feito isso.

Tom said he was very happy to have done it.

Naquela tarde, Ela lhe disse que estava tudo acabado.

That afternoon, she told him it was all over.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tom disse que estava à procura de mais voluntários.

Tom said he was looking for more volunteers.

Tom disse que estava com sede.

Tom said he was thirsty.

Mary disse que estava muito cansada para fazer isso.

Mary said she was too tired to do that.

Tom disse que estava exausto.

Tom said he was exhausted.

Disse que estava com vergonha no começo, mas a Galinda deu uma força.

He said he was shy at first, but Galinda gave him a boost.

— Wicked (2024)

Ele disse que viria, e mais, ele disse que estava contente.

He said he would come, and what's more, he said he was happy.

Tom disse que estava com muita fome.

Tom said he was very hungry.

Ela disse que estava muito ocupada ultimamente e precisava dormir.

She said she had been very busy lately and needed to sleep.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Tom disse que estava ok.

Tom said it was okay.

Tom disse que estava feliz por não ter feito isso.

Tom said he was glad he hadn't done that.

Tom disse que estava à procura de voluntários.

Tom said he was looking for volunteers.

Tom disse que estava bem.

Tom said he was fine.

Ele disse que estava solitário.

He said he was lonely.

Tom disse que estava com trinta anos.

Tom said he was thirty years old.

Tom disse que estava extremamente cansado.

Tom said he was extremely tired.

A Mary disse que estava demasiado ocupada para ajudar o Tom a fazer isso.

Mary said she was too busy to help Tom with that.

Tom disse que estava muito assustado.

Tom said he was very scared.

Ele disse que estava muito feliz aqui.

He said he was very happy here.

Mary disse que estava feliz em me ver.

Mary said she was happy to see me.

Tom disse que estava entediado.

Tom said he was bored.

Ela disse que estava resfriada.

She said she had a cold.

O Sami disse que estava escuro como breu lá dentro.

Sami said it was pitch black in there.

Tom nos disse que estava com dor de cabeça.

Tom told us he had a headache.

Disse que estava.

He said he was.

— O Retorno (2003)

Eu disse que estava tudo bem.

I said that everything was fine.

Tom disse que estava na mesa dele.

Tom said it was on his desk.

Não, você disse que estava legal.

No, you said it was fine.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Eu fiquei surpreso quando Tom disse que estava infeliz aqui.

I was surprised when Tom said he was unhappy here.

Tom disse que estava faminto.

Tom said he was hungry.

Ela disse que estava ansiosa para ir lá.

She said she was looking forward to going there.

Minha mãe disse que estava bem.

My mother said she was fine.

Meu pai disse que estava seca.

My father said it was dry.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Disse que estava com dores de cabeça.

He said he had a headache.

— Desejo e Perigo (2007)

Tom disse que estava interessado em comprar a fazenda.

Tom said he was interested in buying the farm.

Ela disse que estava um pouco nervosa.

She said she was a little nervous.

Ele disse que estava confuso.

He said he was confused.

Eu não disse que ele era um criminoso, disse que estava em apuros.

I didn't say he was a criminal, I said he was in trouble.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Tom nos disse que estava muito velho para sair para dançar a noite toda.

Tom told us he was too old to go out dancing all night.