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estava a

was ...ing

→ estar
phrase Uncommon #10,724
was ...ing Used with an infinitive to form the past progressive in European Portuguese: estava a ouvir = was listening.
PO: Eu estava a ler quando o telefone tocou.
EN: I was reading when the phone rang.

Só queria que sentisse que estava a ir bem.

I just wanted her to feel like she was doing well.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Tom estava a chorar.

Tom was crying.

O Sami estava a ter problemas com raparigas.

Sami was having trouble with girls.

O Tom disse que achava que a Mary não se estava a divertir.

Tom said he thought Mary wasn't having fun.

O urso pardo estava a pastar num prado.

The brown bear was grazing in a meadow.

Pensei que já estava a sendo preso.

I thought I was already being arrested.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

A Layla estava a tomar o pequeno-almoço.

Layla was having breakfast.

O Sami estava a passar por uma crise de identidade.

Sami was going through an identity crisis.

O Tom estava a fingir.

Tom was pretending.

O Ziri queria perceber melhor com que é que ele estava a lidar.

Ziri wanted to better understand what he was dealing with.

O príncipe perguntou à menina por que ela estava a chorar.

The prince asked the girl why she was crying.

Estava a ler uma carta quando entrou.

I was reading a letter when he came in.

O Sami estava a vir para mim e eu disse-lhe para parar.

Sami was coming towards me and I told him to stop.

Ele estava a dançar muito bem.

He was dancing very well.

O Fadil estava a segurar todas as cartas.

Fadil was holding all the cards.

A Layla estava a voltar para Cairo.

Layla was returning to Cairo.

Estava a dar uma série estúpida na televisão.

There was a stupid series on television.

O Yanni estava a ouvir a chuva.

Yanni was listening to the rain.

Ela estava a chorar.

She was crying.

O Tomás notou que algo estranho estava a acontecer.

Tomás noticed that something strange was happening.

A Maria estava a apanhar banhos de sol junto da piscina.

Maria was sunbathing by the pool.

A Layla estava a conduzir um carro roubado.

Layla was driving a stolen car.

Quando eu levantei esta manhã, estava a chover.

When I woke up this morning, it was raining.

O Sami estava a vir para mim.

Sami was coming towards me.

Ele estava a segui-las.

He was following them.

Você estava a delirar.

You were delirious.

Estava a escrever uma longa carta.

I was writing a long letter.

O Sami estava a tentar esquecer isso.

Sami was trying to forget about it.

Tom estava a beber sozinho no seu quarto.

Tom was drinking alone in his room.

A Mary conseguiu finalmente fazer o que estava a tentar fazer.

Mary finally managed to do what she had been trying to do.

A Maria estava a usar uma camisola preta quando me encontrei com ela.

Maria was wearing a black sweater when I met her.

A Layla estava a humilhar o Sami.

Layla was humiliating Sami.

Não percebi que o que estavas a fazer estava a ajudar-me.

I didn't realize that what you were doing was helping me.