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foram presos

were arrested

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phrase Rare #26,680
were arrested Plural past passive form. Used when police or authorities arrest people.
PO: Os dois foram presos ontem à noite.
EN: The two were arrested last night.

É verdade que Tom e Mary foram presos?

Is it true that Tom and Mary were arrested?

Vocês foram presos pelo incêndio.

You were arrested for the fire.

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Foram presos num golpe-de-estado?

Were they arrested in a coup d'état?

— Akira (1988)

Muitos de nós já foram presos por causa delas.

Many of us have been arrested because of them.

— M, o Vampiro de Dusseldorf (1931)

Por que foram presos estes velhos?

Why were these old people arrested?

— Arrependimento Sem Perdão (1987)

Os dois foram presos.

The two were arrested.

Ambos os irmãos do Tom foram presos.

Both of Tom's brothers were arrested.

Alguns foram presos por levarem pessoas feridas.

Some were arrested for transporting injured people.

— O Motorista de Táxi (2017)

Todos na sala foram presos.

Everyone in the room was arrested.

Vocês já foram presos?

Have you ever been arrested?