estava dormindo

was sleeping

→ estar
phrase Common #5,164
was sleeping Past continuous form of dormir; can also mean 'was asleep' depending on context.
PO: Quando cheguei, ele estava dormindo no sofá.
EN: When I arrived, he was sleeping on the sofa.

Todo mundo estava dormindo.

Everyone was asleep.

Como você sabia que eu não estava dormindo?

How did you know I wasn't sleeping?

Não sabia que estava dormindo.

I didn’t know you were sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo profundamente.

Tom was fast asleep.

Pensei que estava dormindo.

I thought he was sleeping.

— O Lamento (2016)

Meu cachorro estava dormindo profundamente.

My dog was fast asleep.

Não estava dormindo?

Weren't you sleeping?

— Assassinato (2015)

O bebê estava dormindo no berço.

The baby was sleeping in the crib.

Tom disse que você estava dormindo.

Tom said you were sleeping.

Eu estava dormindo.

I was asleep.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

Eu achava que o Tom estava dormindo.

I thought Tom was sleeping.

Droga, eu não estava dormindo.

Damn, I wasn't sleeping.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Estava dormindo?

I was asleep?

— Ninguém Pode Saber (2004)

Se ela estava dormindo, como pôde ser raptada?

If she was asleep, how could she have been kidnapped?

— Barfi! (2012)

Tom estava dormindo no sofá da sala de estar.

Tom was sleeping on the living room sofa.

Fadil atirou em Layla na cabeça quando ela estava dormindo.

Fadil shot Layla in the head while she was sleeping.

Um motorista estava dormindo no carro.

A driver was sleeping in the car.

Tom fingiu que estava dormindo.

Tom pretended to be asleep.

Sami estava dormindo no sofá.

Sami was sleeping on the sofa.

Um assim, e outro assim, e um grandão assim, que estava dormindo!

One like this, and another like this, and a big one like this, who was sleeping!

— Meu Amigo Totoro (1988)

Tom estava dormindo.

Tom was sleeping.

Fingi que estava dormindo.

I pretended to be asleep.

Julio e Tenoch pensavam que a Luisa estava dormindo.

Julio and Tenoch thought Luisa was sleeping.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Tom disse que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom said that Mary was sleeping.

O Tom disse que você estava dormindo.

Tom said you were sleeping.

Você estava dormindo, não estava?

You were sleeping, weren't you?

Tom disse que Mary não estava dormindo.

Tom said that Mary wasn't sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo quando Maria tocou a campainha.

Tom was asleep when Maria rang the doorbell.

Ele estava dormindo na cama.

He was sleeping in bed.

Tom pensou que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom thought Mary was asleep.

O bebê estava dormindo profundamente nos braços da mãe.

The baby was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.

Eu estava dormindo?

Was I sleeping?

— Suzume (2022)

Mary disse que Tom estava dormindo quando ela chegou em casa.

Mary said that Tom was asleep when she got home.

Estava dormindo?.

Were you sleeping?

— A Vida é Bela (1997)

Tom estava dormindo no sofá quando Mary chegou em casa.

Tom was asleep on the sofa when Mary arrived home.

A maior parte da cidade estava dormindo.

Most of the city was asleep.

Tom já estava dormindo.

Tom was already asleep.

Que me acordou, pois estava dormindo.

That woke me up, because I was sleeping.

— O Espelho (1975)

Eu estava dormindo profundamente.

I was fast asleep.

Eu não estava dormindo.

I wasn't sleeping.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)

Tom não sabia que Maria estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Maria was sleeping.

Minha carteira foi roubada enquanto eu estava dormindo.

My wallet was stolen while I was sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo?

Was Tom asleep?

Eu não sabia que Tom estava dormindo.

I didn't know Tom was sleeping.

O gato estava dormindo.

The cat was sleeping.

Você estava dormindo.

You were sleeping.

Tom não sabia que Mary ainda estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Mary was still sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo quando Mary tocou a campainha.

Tom was asleep when Mary rang the doorbell.

Mas mamãe estava dormindo.

But Mom was sleeping.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Ele estava dormindo profundamente.

He was fast asleep.

Tom não estava dormindo, mas Mary sim.

Tom wasn't sleeping, but Mary was.

Tom estava dormindo no sofá.

Tom was sleeping on the sofa.

Eu estava dormindo quando o alarme tocou.

I was sleeping when the alarm went off.

Estava dormindo.

I was asleep.

— Mommy (2014)

Tom estava dormindo de sapatos.

Tom was sleeping with his shoes on.

Tom não sabia que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Mary was sleeping.

O menino estava dormindo na cama dele.

The boy was sleeping in his bed.

A avó de Sami estava dormindo.

Sami's grandmother was sleeping.

Ken pensou que Tom estava dormindo.

Ken thought Tom was asleep.

Você estava dormindo?

Were you sleeping?

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Não posso dizer muito porque eu estava dormindo.

I can't say much because I was sleeping.

— [REC] (2007)

Ontem à noite, você estava dormindo.

Last night, you were sleeping.

— Como Estrelas na Terra (2007)

Roubaram a minha carteira enquanto eu estava dormindo.

My wallet was stolen while I was sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo quando eu cheguei em casa.

Tom was asleep when I got home.

Eu fingi que estava dormindo.

I pretended to be asleep.

Você sabia que o Tom estava dormindo?

Did you know that Tom was sleeping?

A criança fingiu que estava dormindo.

The child pretended to be asleep.

Ele estava dormindo.

He was sleeping.

— No (2012)