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estava no lugar errado na hora errada

was in the wrong place at the wrong time

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phrase Rare #41,870
was in the wrong place at the wrong time A common expression used when someone is involved in a bad situation through unfortunate coincidence. Estava is the imperfect past of estar, meaning “was” or “was being.”
PO: Ele estava no lugar errado na hora errada.
EN: He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Ela é só uma criança que estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

She's just a child who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

— Missão Refúgio (2026)

Ela estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Tom simplesmente estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

Tom was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.