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estava agindo

was acting

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phrase Rare #25,921
was acting Used to describe someone's behavior or the way they were behaving in a past situation.
PO: Eu estava agindo normalmente, mas ele parecia nervoso.
EN: I was acting normally, but he seemed nervous.

O homem estava agindo de forma estranha.

The man was acting strangely.

Ela estava agindo de modo muito estranho.

She was acting very strangely.

— Suspiria (1977)

Sei por que estava agindo estranho.

I know why I was acting strangely.

— Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022)

Tom estava agindo como uma criança mimada.

Tom was acting like a spoiled child.

O Tom estava agindo de forma suspeita.

Tom was acting suspiciously.

Tom estava agindo de modo estranho.

Tom was acting strangely.

Eu estava agindo por instinto.

I was acting on instinct.

Você estava agindo como um bebê.

You were acting like a baby.

Mas é sério, ontem você estava agindo de forma estranha, Mitsuha.

Seriously, you were acting strangely yesterday, Mitsuha.

— Your name. (2016)

Fadil não estava agindo como culpado.

Fadil wasn't acting guilty.

Ele não estava agindo como um homem pronto pra se explodir.

He wasn't acting like a man ready to blow himself up.

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)