havia um

there was a

→ haver

phrase Uncommon #14,478

there was a Used to say that something existed or was present in the past. Havia can also mean there was/were with uncountable nouns or plurals.

PO: Havia um livro em cima da mesa.

EN: There was a book on the table.

Havia um dor intensa em minha cabeça.

I had an intense pain in my head.

Até perceber que só havia um modo de recuperar a dignidade.

Until he realized there was only one way to regain his dignity.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Havia um total de quinhentas pessoas presentes.

There were a total of five hundred people present.

Você viu se havia um fantoche vermelho?

Did you see if there was a red puppet?

— Pinóquio (2019)

Bem, não havia um Jimmy em particular.

Well, there wasn't one Jimmy in particular.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Realmente havia um Totoro.

There really was a Totoro.

— Meu Amigo Totoro (1988)

Havia um senso de medo.

There was a sense of fear.

Havia um limite de tempo?

Was there a time limit?

Disse que havia um moinho.

He said there was a mill.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Em frente a nossa escola, havia um convento.

In front of our school, there was a convent.

— Queen (2014)

Havia um horário de ônibus na parede.

There was a bus timetable on the wall.

Mas havia um antídoto.

But there was an antidote.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Havia um outro significado também.

There was another meaning as well.

Havia um silêncio na sala.

There was silence in the room.

Havia um general que usava um tapa-olho sobre um olho perfeito.

There was a general who wore an eye patch over one perfectly functioning eye.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)

Havia um imperador romano que era chamado Diocletiano.

There was a Roman emperor named Diocletian.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

Havia um parágrafo marcado sobre a CLAY.

There was a paragraph marked about CLAY.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Havia um vigia em minha vila.

There was a watchman in my village.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Havia um orfanato em Kfar Kout.

There was an orphanage in Kfar Kout.

— Incêndios (2010)

Havia um telégrafo sem fio e um livro de códigos.

There was a wireless telegraph and a codebook.

— Assassinato (2015)

No livro que ele abandonou, havia um trecho interessante.

In the book he abandoned, there was an interesting passage.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Havia um multidão de estudantes esperando em frente à biblioteca.

There was a crowd of students waiting in front of the library.