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estavam lá

were there

→ estar
phrase Uncommon #14,584
were there Used to say that people were present at a place in the past.
PO: Quando cheguei à festa, meus amigos já estavam lá.
EN: When I arrived at the party, my friends were already there.

Os senhores estavam lá?

Were you gentlemen there?

Eles não estavam lá.

They weren't there.

Quantos você disse que estavam lá?

How many did you say were there?

Por que vocês estavam lá?

Why were you there?

Não estavam lá.

They weren't there.

— O Quinto Elemento (1997)

Nem todos os alunos estavam lá.

Not all the students were there.

Reconheço alguns rostos que estavam lá.

I recognize some faces that were there.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

Não sei se estavam lá.

I don't know if they were there.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)

As senhoras estavam lá?

Were the ladies there?

Não percebi que estavam lá.

I didn't realize they were there.

— O Profissional (1994)

Tom e Maria estavam lá.

Tom and Maria were there.

Elas não estavam lá.

They weren't there.

Mas as crianças estavam lá.

But the children were there.

— O Orfanato (2007)

Estavam lá ouvindo discos.

They were there listening to records.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

O Tom e a Mary também estavam lá.

Tom and Mary were there too.

Todas as pessoas importantes estavam lá.

All the important people were there.

Quantas pessoas estavam lá?

How many people were there?

Não estou dizendo que não estavam lá.

I'm not saying they weren't there.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Tom e Maria não estavam lá.

Tom and Maria weren't there.

Onde estão as coisas que estavam lá?

Where are the things that were there?

— O Lamento (2016)

Estavam lá quando ela chegou?

Were they there when she arrived?

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Ambas as irmãs estavam lá.

Both sisters were there.

Se um novo navio fosse lançado, todos estavam lá para ver.

If a new ship were launched, everyone would be there to see it.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Quantos de nós estavam lá?

How many of us were there?