eles diziam

were saying, used to say

d i z i ɐ̃ w̃ → dizer
diz say; tell + iam they imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #22,243
were saying, used to say 3rd person plural imperfect of "dizer".
PO: Eles diziam que iam chegar cedo, mas se atrasaram.
EN: They said they were going to arrive early, but they were late.
Conjugation of dizer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dizia —
Third dizia diziam

É como diziam.

It's just as they said.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Conheci algumas mulheres que se diziam bruxas.

I met some women who called themselves witches.

— Suspiria (1977)

De armas na mão, diziam ao meu pai que saísse.

With weapons in hand, they told my father to leave.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Diziam que havia algo na água que fazia as árvores crescerem.

They said there was something in the water that made the trees grow.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Era o que diziam.

That's what they said.

— Os Excêntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Como diziam no exército.

As they used to say in the army.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Eles diziam que viam fantasmas.

They said they saw ghosts.

Casamos, e diziam que eu era o homem mais sortudo do mundo.

We got married, and they said I was the luckiest man in the world.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Não era como eles diziam.

It wasn't the way they said it was.

— Sol Secreto (2007)

Pensei que esta regra não mais me diziam respeito.

I thought this rule no longer applied to me.

— Служебный роман (1977)

As pessoas diziam muitas coisas desagradáveis sobre mim.

People said a lot of unpleasant things about me.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Mas eu, como diziam na época, estava encantado por ela.

But I, as they said at the time, was enchanted by her.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Quando era pequena, me diziam que havia bruxas no fogo.

When I was little, I was told there were witches in the fire.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Antes, os padres diziam missa em Latim.

Previously, priests said Mass in Latin.

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