meu pai era

my father was

→ meu

phrase Rare #20,136

my father was Used to describe a past state, occupation, characteristic, or habitual quality of someone's father. “Era” is the imperfect past tense of “ser” (to be).

PO: Meu pai era professor.

EN: My father was a teacher.

Meu pai era completamente careca à idade dos quarenta.

My father was completely bald by the age of forty.

Meu pai era um fracassado que me abandonou aos dois anos.

My father was a failure who abandoned me when I was two years old.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Meu pai era alfaiate.

My father was a tailor.

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Meu pai era professor.

My father was a teacher.

Meu pai era garçom, vó?

Was my father a waiter, Grandma?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Meu pai era conservador.

My father was a conservative.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Meu pai era um médico do exército.

My father was an army doctor.

— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)

Meu pai era assim.

My father was like that.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Meu pai era supervisor.

My father was a supervisor.

— O Leopardo (1963)

Você não acreditaria o quanto meu pai era divertido e carinhoso comigo.

You wouldn't believe how fun and affectionate my father was with me.

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

O nome do meu pai era John Kinsella.

My father's name was John Kinsella.

— Campo dos Sonhos (1989)

Meu pai era maluco!

My father was crazy!

— Uma Mulher Fantástica (2017)

Meu pai era contador.

My father was an accountant.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Meu pai era um oficial deste regimento.

My father was an officer in this regiment.

— Nada de Novo no Front (2022)

Meu pai era ator.

My father was an actor.

Meu pai era engenheiro.

My father was an engineer.