estava me

was ... me

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phrase Uncommon #8,095

was ... me This is a fragment of the past progressive construction: estava followed by a gerund and me, meaning that someone was doing something to me or for me. For example, estava me chamando means “was calling me.”

PO: Ela estava me ajudando com o trabalho.

EN: She was helping me with the work.

Ele estava me ensinando como alguém que vê o Mundo Transparente se move.

He was teaching me how someone who sees the Transparent World moves.

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

Tom estava me observando o tempo todo.

Tom was watching me the whole time.

Quem estava me chamando?

Who was calling me?

Perdi quando estava me mudando.

I lost it when I was moving.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Estava me referindo a nós.

I was referring to us.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Mais tarde, percebi que ele estava me ensinando uma lição.

Later, I realized he was teaching me a lesson.

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

Ela estava me dizendo que tinha estudado inglês por muitos anos.

She was telling me that she had studied English for many years.

Você estava me olhando.

You were looking at me.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Estava me espionando?

Were you spying on me?

— A Liberdade é Azul (1993)

Ninguém estava me esperando quando cheguei.

Nobody was expecting me when I arrived.

Ela estava me dizendo algo, quando de repente você apareceu.

She was telling me something when suddenly you appeared.

— Suspiria (1977)

Você estava me afogando.

You were drowning me.

— Mommy (2014)

Será que alguém estava me observando?

Was someone watching me?

— Extermínio: O Templo dos Ossos (2026)

Tom não sabe que você estava me ajudando.

Tom doesn't know that you were helping me.

Esta imagem de estrela Pop estava me sufocando!

This image of a pop star was suffocating me!

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Estava me contando como aqui está sujo.

He was telling me how dirty it is here.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

Ele estava me ouvindo com seus olhos brilhando.

He was listening to me with a gleam in his eyes.

Tom estava me ajudando.

Tom was helping me.

Ela estava me implorando por uma.

She was begging me for one.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Estava me esquecendo.

I was forgetting.

— Noites de Cabíria (1957)

Sofia estava me protegendo de uma psicopata lá.

Sofia was protecting me from a psychopath there.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Eu não sabia que o Tom estava me procurando.

I didn't know Tom was looking for me.

Ela estava me dizendo as coisas que iria fazer com você.

She was telling me the things she was going to do with you.

— देवदास (2002)

Você estava me espionando.

You were spying on me.

— देवदास (2002)

Ruo-lan, estava me procurando?

Ruo-lan, were you looking for me?

— As Travessuras de uma Sereia (2016)

Por que você não estava me escutando?

Why weren't you listening to me?

Acho que estava me esperando.

I think it was waiting for me.

— Moulin Rouge: Amor em Vermelho (2001)

Estava me enganando.

I was fooling myself.

— Malèna (2000)

Ele estava me paquerando na entrada.

He was flirting with me at the entrance.

— Desejo e Perigo (2007)

Quando me tocava, eu sabia que estava me comparando com Rebecca.

When she touched me, I knew she was comparing me to Rebecca.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Você não gosta de mim, mas você estava me namorando?

You don't like me, but were you dating me?

Tom disse que você estava me procurando.

Tom said you were looking for me.

Tom estava me esperando.

Tom was waiting for me.

Eu não sabia que alguém estava me mirando.

I didn't know someone was targeting me.

Estava me perguntando se você estaria aqui.

I was wondering if you would be here.

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

Eu me cortei quando estava me barbeando.

I cut myself while shaving.

Tem um homem aqui e ele estava me fazendo de refém.

There's a man here and he was holding me hostage.

— Trem-Bala (2022)

Ela estava me dizendo que tinha estudado Inglês por muitos anos.

She was telling me that she had studied English for many years.

Você estava me espionando?

Were you spying on me?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Não, você estava me beijando.

No, you were kissing me.

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Tom só estava me contando uma piada.

Tom was just telling me a joke.

Por que você não estava me ouvindo?

Why weren't you listening to me?

Estava me ensinando o modo correto de comer.

He was teaching me the correct way to eat.

— Tampopo (1985)

Então, estava me dizendo a verdade?

So, was he telling me the truth?

— Volver (2006)

Estava me assustando muito.

It was scaring me a lot.

— Marty Supreme (2025)