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eu estava fazendo

I was doing / making

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phrase Uncommon #9,059
I was doing / making Used for an action that was in progress in the past. The verb fazer can mean either 'do' or 'make' depending on context.
PO: Eu estava fazendo o jantar quando você ligou.
EN: I was making dinner when you called.

Eu estava fazendo um lanche.

I was having a snack.

— TÁR (2022)

Eu estava fazendo barulho demais?

Was I making too much noise?

Eu comecei a agradecer enquanto eu estava fazendo a última volta.

I started giving thanks while I was doing the last lap.

— Senna (2010)

O que eu estava fazendo?

What was I doing?

— Queen (2014)

Pensava que eu estava fazendo da maneira que você me disse.

I thought I was doing it the way you told me to.

Eu estava fazendo picles ontem, quando ele entrou.

I was making pickles yesterday when he walked in.

— Маленькая Вера (1988)

Alguns até mesmo disseram que eu estava fazendo campanha eleitoral.

Some even said I was campaigning for election.

— Viver (1952)

Você acha que eu estava fazendo o que antes?

What do you think I was doing before?

Eu estava fazendo aquilo de novo, não estava?

I was doing it again, wasn't I?

— Avatar: O Caminho da Água (2022)

Quantas pessoas souberam o que eu estava fazendo?

How many people knew what I was doing?

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

Eu estava fazendo um bolo.

I was baking a cake.

Eu não sabia que eu estava fazendo algo errado.

I didn't know I was doing something wrong.

Eu estava fazendo as malas perto da Caverna dos Nadadores.

I was packing my bags near the Swimmers' Cave.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)

Eu não percebi o que eu estava fazendo.

I didn't realize what I was doing.