that was what
Era isso que eu estava tentando dizer-lhe.
That's what I was trying to tell you.
Tom disse que não era isso que ele queria fazer.
Tom said that wasn't what he wanted to do.
Você acha que era isso que ela ia dizer quando sentamos aqui?
Do you think that was what she was going to say when we sat down here?
— Juno (2007)
Bem era isso que eu queria dizer.
Well, that's what I wanted to say.
Sim, era isso que queria lhe perguntar.
Yes, that was what I wanted to ask you.
— A Liberdade é Azul (1993)
Não era isso que o Karl queria.
That's not what Karl wanted.
— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)
Era isso que Tom queria fazer, mas não tinha permissão para fazer.
That’s what Tom wanted to do, but he wasn’t allowed to.