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houve uma

there was a

→ haver
phrase Rare #29,188
there was a Past tense of haver used impersonally to mean that something existed or happened.
PO: Houve uma reunião importante ontem.
EN: There was an important meeting yesterday.

Houve uma batida no campus e o Bode foi sequestrado.

There was a raid on campus and Bode was kidnapped.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Houve uma morte na família.

There was a death in the family.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Depois houve uma recuperação.

Then there was a recovery.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Houve uma desordem.

There was a disturbance.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Acontece é que houve uma chamada.

It turns out there was a call.

— O Hospedeiro (2006)

Houve uma pressão do meio social.

There was pressure from society.

— O Grupo Baader Meinhof (2008)

Houve uma avalanche de protestos.

There was an avalanche of protests.

Houve uma causa?

Was there a cause?

— Senna (2010)

Houve uma epidemia de cólera no Haiti.

There was a cholera epidemic in Haiti.