estava lá

was there

→ estar
phrase Common #2,870
was there Used to say someone or something was present in a place. Past imperfect form of estar.
PO: Quando cheguei, ela estava lá.
EN: When I arrived, she was there.

Quem mais estava lá?

Who else was there?

Não sabia que o Tom estava lá.

I didn’t know Tom was there.

Tom fingiu não saber por que estava lá.

Tom pretended not to know why he was there.

Eu não sei como o Tyler achou aquela casa mas disse que estava lá havia um ano.

I don't know how Tyler found that house, but he said he'd been there for a year.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

Ela estava lá de manhã.

She was there in the morning.

Você estava lá.

You were there.

Tom também estava lá.

Tom was there too.

Eu não notei se o Tom estava lá ou não.

I didn't notice whether Tom was there or not.

Tom ouviu a campainha tocar e foi ver quem estava lá.

Tom heard the doorbell ring and went to see who was there.

Sami não sabia que Laila estava lá.

Sami didn't know that Laila was there.

Tom já estava lá pelo tempo que cheguei lá.

Tom was already there by the time I arrived.

A família inteira estava lá.

The whole family was there.

Você nem sequer estava lá.

You weren't even there.

Sim, eu estava lá.

Yes, I was there.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Inteligência estava lá.

Intelligence was there.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Eu me virei, e a polícia estava lá.

I turned around, and the police were there.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Tom estava lá, não estava?

Tom was there, wasn’t he?

Você estava lá ontem usando este chapéu alemão!

You were there yesterday wearing this German hat!

— Ladrões de Bicicleta (1948)

Tom não sabia que Maria estava lá.

Tom didn't know that Maria was there.

Quem está ligando se você estava lá?!

Who’s calling if you were there?!

— Um Tiro na Noite (1981)

Estava lá o tempo todo.

I was there the whole time.

— Bugonia (2025)

Eu não sabia que ele também estava lá.

I didn't know he was there too.

Num minuto o vidro estava lá, e, de repente, sumiu!

One minute the glass was there, and then, suddenly, it was gone!

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

Tom disse para todos que Maria estava lá.

Tom told everyone that Maria was there.

Eu não sabia que o Tom estava lá.

I didn't know Tom was there.

Naquela noite, estava lá.

That night, I was there.

— Akira (1988)

Tom estava lá à espera.

Tom was there waiting.

Você estava lá com ele.

You were there with him.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

A polícia estava lá.

The police were there.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Ele as conta tão bem que você sente que estava lá.

He tells them so well that you feel like you were there.

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Você verificou se o dinheiro estava lá?

Did you check whether the money was there?

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Eu não sabia que ele estava lá.

I didn't know he was there.

Eu não estava lá para conduzir.

I wasn't there to drive.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

Mas você não estava lá.

But you weren't there.

— PK (2014)

O lobo estava lá.

The wolf was there.

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Eu nem estava lá!

I wasn't even there!

— Ladrões de Bicicleta (1948)

Sua avó estava lá com vocês?

Was your grandmother there with you?

— Assunto de Família (2018)

Ela estava lá, eu a vi.

She was there, I saw her.

— Princesa Mononoke (1997)

Você estava lá?

Were you there?

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Jen estava lá?

Was Jen there?

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)

Eu não sei porque eu não estava lá.

I don't know because I wasn't there.

Entrei, e quem estava lá?

I went in, and guess who was there?

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

A família do Tom se mudou para a Austrália quando ele estava lá.

Tom's family moved to Australia when he was there.

Procuramos no cais, mas ele não estava lá.

We looked at the dock, but he wasn't there.

— A Era da Escuridão (2016)

Ele ainda estava lá quando Pramod chegou no horário com presentes.

He was still there when Pramod arrived on time with presents.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Tom já estava lá quando cheguei lá.

Tom was already there when I arrived.

Por que eu ainda estava lá?

Why was I still there?

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

A namorada dele também estava lá.

His girlfriend was there too.

E Su-Chin estava lá.

And Su-Chin was there.

— Juno (2007)

A arma do Manohar estava lá.

Manohar's weapon was there.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Foi muito útil, porque Mei estava lá também.

It was very helpful because Mei was there too.

— Meu Amigo Totoro (1988)

Eu realmente não sei com quem o Tom estava lá.

I really don't know who Tom was there with.

Eu não acredito, mas ela disse que Franco Zeffirelli estava lá.

I don't believe it, but she said Franco Zeffirelli was there.

— The Hand of God: A Mão de Deus (2021)

Quando eu era velho, você estava lá.

When I was old, you were there.

— Roma (2018)

Você estava lá quando Bry Budd foi morto?

Were you there when Bry Budd was killed?

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Depois foi Pramod, enquanto o terceiro homem estava lá.

Then it was Pramod, while the third man was there.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Quem estava lá com você?

Who was there with you?

A ambulância estava lá e deixou um resumo.

The ambulance was there and left a summary.

— Guardiões do Dia (2006)

Estava lá para levar os músicos além do que esperavam deles.

He was there to take the musicians beyond what was expected of them.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

Não notei se o Tom estava lá ou não.

I didn't notice whether Tom was there or not.

Fiquei desapontado porque você não estava lá.

I was disappointed because you weren't there.

Tom estava lá, mas Mary não.

Tom was there, but Mary wasn't.

A família de Tom também estava lá.

Tom's family was there too.

Só alguém que estava lá poderia saber isso.

Only someone who was there could know that.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Você estava lá com sua mãe.

You were there with your mother.

— A Vingança de Manon (1986)

Como assim, você estava lá?

What do you mean, you were there?

— Caché (2005)

Meu pai estava lá quando a bomba explodiu.

My father was there when the bomb exploded.

Ninguém sabia que Tom estava lá.

Nobody knew Tom was there.

Estava lá na noite em que atingiram a torre.

I was there the night they hit the tower.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Nenhum deles estava lá.

None of them were there.

Eu não estava lá.

I wasn't there.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Eu fui até a porta da frente para ver quem estava lá.

I went to the front door to see who was there.

Tom estava lá para ajudar.

Tom was there to help.

Eu nem estava lá.

I wasn't even there.

O senhor estava lá?

Were you there?

Ele sempre estava lá para resolver meus problemas.

He was always there to solve my problems.

— Anjos Caídos (1995)

Tom parecia estar feliz que Mary estava lá.

Tom seemed happy that Mary was there.

A senhora estava lá?

Was the lady there?

Ela estava lá, mas era um cadáver.

She was there, but she was a corpse.

— Psicose (1960)

Estava lá ao chegarmos.

It was there when we arrived.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Parece que eu nem estava lá.

It feels like I wasn't even there.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

E a única coisa em que pensava era por que estava lá e não com minha família.

And the only thing I could think about was why I was there and not with my family.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

A família toda estava lá.

The whole family was there.

Ontem eu sonhei que você estava lá com Terence Mann.

Yesterday I dreamed that you were there with Terence Mann.

— Campo dos Sonhos (1989)

E não me disse que ele estava lá.

And you didn't tell me he was there.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)

Você estava lá quando Tom disse a Maria que ele estava indo para Boston?

Were you there when Tom told Maria he was going to Boston?

Por que você estava lá?

Why were you there?

— Sol Secreto (2007)

Ninguém sabia que estava lá.

Nobody knew he was there.

Quem estava lá?

Who was there?

Ela também estava lá.

She was there, too.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

Sente-se culpada porque estava lá quando ela sofreu o acidente.

She feels guilty because she was there when the accident happened.

— Incêndios (2010)

Eu sabia que estava lá.

I knew it was there.

A meu ver, na época em que precisou de mim, eu não estava lá.

In my view, when they needed me, I wasn’t there.

— Dupla Perigosa (2026)

E eu nem estava lá.

And I wasn't even there.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Tom estava lá, mas não nos ajudou.

Tom was there, but he didn't help us.

Não sei porque eu não estava lá.

I don't know why I wasn't there.

É verdade que Tom estava lá?

Is it true that Tom was there?

Estava lá o tempo todo, num arquivo antigo.

It was there all along, in an old file.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Tom nem estava lá.

Tom wasn't even there.

O namorado dela também estava lá.

Her boyfriend was there too.

Lembre-se de que eu também estava lá.

Remember that I was there too.

— Era uma Vez no Oeste (1968)

Eu sabia que Tom estava lá.

I knew Tom was there.

Tom estava lá para cumprimentar Mary.

Tom was there to greet Mary.

A polícia estava lá nos esperando.

The police were there waiting for us.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Nenhuma delas estava lá.

None of them were there.

Ela estava lá.

She was there.

— Hamnet: A Vida Antes de Hamlet (2025)

Eu também estava lá.

I was there too.

Então Sameer estava lá.

So Sameer was there.

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Quem quer que seja quem estava lá quando te liguei ontem à noite.

Whoever it was who was there when I called you last night.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Que se lembra porque estava lá?

What do you remember about being there?

— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)

Quer dizer, ele só estava lá.

I mean, he was just there.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Tudo estava lá.

Everything was there.

Estava lá como seu pai e não como um tira para identificá-la.

He was there as her father, not as a cop, to identify her.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Apostei, e a Sophie estava lá.

I placed a bet, and Sophie was there.

— Malcolm X (1992)

E o Duce estava lá.

And the Duce was there.

— Um Dia Muito Especial (1977)

Se ele estava lá em casa, a câmera pode ter filmado.

If he was at home, the camera may have filmed it.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)