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estava com sono

was sleepy

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was sleepy Used to say someone felt sleepy or drowsy. This is a common way to express sleepiness in Portuguese.
PO: Eu estava com sono, então fui para a cama cedo.
EN: I was sleepy, so I went to bed early.

Tom me disse que Mary estava com sono.

Tom told me that Mary was sleepy.

Tom me disse que não estava com sono.

Tom told me he wasn't sleepy.

Tom não estava com sono.

Tom wasn't sleepy.

Tom disse que Mary estava com sono.

Tom said that Mary was sleepy.

Tom estava com sono.

Tom was sleepy.

Como estava com sono, fui dormir.

Since I was sleepy, I went to bed.

Eu estava cansado e o que é pior, eu estava com sono.

I was tired and, what's worse, I was sleepy.

Eu não estava com sono.

I wasn't sleepy.

Tom não estava com sono e eu também não.

Tom wasn't sleepy, and neither was I.

Tom cometeu o erro de tentar fazer isso quando estava com sono.

Tom made the mistake of trying to do this when he was sleepy.

Porque estava com sono, fui dormir.

Because I was sleepy, I went to bed.