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eles eram

they were

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phrase Uncommon #10,114
they were Used for a group of males or a mixed-gender group; past tense of the verb 'ser'.
PO: Quando eu cheguei, eles eram muito animados.
EN: When I arrived, they were very excited.

Eles eram gêmeos idênticos.

They were identical twins.

Eles eram nossos filhos!

They were our children!

— Lady Vingança (2005)

Eles eram elegantes, nossos irmãos.

They were elegant, our brothers.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Eles eram muito jovens.

They were very young.

Eles eram tão perigosos, que meu vô fechou a entrada.

They were so dangerous that my grandfather closed the entrance.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

Eles eram cinco.

There were five of them.

— Tampopo (1985)

Eles eram legais.

They were nice.

Tom e Mary se encontraram há três anos quando eles eram estudantes em Boston.

Tom and Mary met three years ago when they were students in Boston.

Eles eram só três.

There were only three of them.

— Pecadores (2025)

Tom namorou a Mary quando eles eram adolescentes.

Tom dated Mary when they were teenagers.

Antônio e Maria podem ser mais ricos do que pensávamos que eles eram.

Antonio and Maria may be richer than we thought they were.

Eu não sabia que eles eram seus Gandalf.

I didn't know they were your Gandalf.

— O Hobbit: Uma Jornada Inesperada (2012)

Eles eram imigrantes.

They were immigrants.

Eles eram primos.

They were cousins.

Eles eram felizes juntos.

They were happy together.

Eles eram muito populares.

They were very popular.

Eles eram ótimos.

They were great.

Eles eram da Austrália.

They were from Australia.

Eles eram meus amigos.

They were my friends.

Como é que eles eram?

What were they like?

Agora, eles eram só sorrisos.

Now, they were all smiles.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Eles eram tão diferentes.

They were so different.

Eles eram ingênuos.

They were naive.

Eles eram próximos.

They were close.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Comecei a me perguntar se eles eram todos loucos.

I started to wonder if they were all crazy.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Tom e Maria disseram que eles eram simpáticos.

Tom and Maria said they were nice.

Como eles eram?

What were they like?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Eles eram gratos.

They were grateful.

Eles eram muito unidos.

They were very close.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Eles eram dois dos meus melhores clientes.

They were two of my best clients.

— Os Mortos Não Morrem (2019)

Eles eram muito bonitos.

They were very beautiful.

Eles eram tão parecidos, ele e meu pai.

They were so alike, he and my father.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei (2003)

Eu sabia que eles eram seus amigos.

I knew they were his friends.

Eles eram jovens.

They were young.

Na verdade eles eram quatro.

Actually, there were four of them.

— Gangues de Wasseypur - Parte 1 (2012)

Eles eram soldados.

They were soldiers.