era isso que

that was what

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that was what Used to refer back to something specific, often in sentences like 'that was what I wanted to say.'
PO: Era isso que eu precisava ouvir.
EN: That was what I needed to hear.

Era isso que faziam!

That's what they did!

— Um Dia Muito Especial (1977)

Era isso que eu estava tentando dizer-lhe.

That's what I was trying to tell you.

Não era isso que eu esperava.

That's not what I expected.

— Podres de Ricos (2018)

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)

Era isso que eu ia falar.

That's what I was going to say.

— O Profissional (1994)

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.

Bom, era isso que eu queria falar.

Well, that's what I wanted to say.

Então era isso que acontecia durante minha gripe.

So that's what happened during my flu.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Era isso que eu queria em meu estúdio.

That's what I wanted in my studio.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Não era isso que queria dizer.

That's not what I meant.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Era isso que deixava Fadil feliz.

That was what made Fadil happy.

Sabe que não era isso que eu queria dizer.

You know that's not what I meant.