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eles prenderam

they arrested, they caught

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prend seize; arrest + er 2nd-conjugation infinitive + am third-person plural past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Uncommon #14,598
they arrested, they caught Often used for police arresting someone; can also mean physically catching/holding someone or something.
PO: A polícia prendeu dois suspeitos ontem, mas hoje já os prenderam de novo.
EN: The police arrested two suspects yesterday, but today they arrested them again.
Conjugation of prender
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First prendi prendemos
Third prendeu prenderam
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — prenderam

Prenderam o Sr. Augustin e o Sr. Stanislas.

They arrested Mr. Augustin and Mr. Stanislas.

— A Grande Escapada (1966)

Então por que eles o prenderam?

So why did they arrest him?

— A Lenda de Bhagat Singh (2002)

Eles o prenderam.

They arrested him.

Eles me prenderam.

They arrested me.

Os pais de Tom o prenderam na adega.

Tom's parents locked him in the cellar.

Prenderam-no por esta tolice, por esta porcaria?

They arrested him for this nonsense, for this rubbish?

— Arrependimento Sem Perdão (1987)

Prenderam o padre Jean.

They arrested Father Jean.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Ontem aconteceu algo em Saint-Lazare, mas eles não prenderam a garota.

Something happened at Saint-Lazare yesterday, but they didn't arrest the girl.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Espere, já prenderam.

Wait, they've already arrested them.

— As Aventuras de Paddington 2 (2017)

Prenderam alguns amigos meus.

They arrested some of my friends.

— Vidas ao Vento (2013)

Então o prenderam.

So they arrested him.

— Caché (2005)

Os pais de Tom prenderam ele na adega.

Tom's parents locked him in the wine cellar.

Em seguida, eles nos prenderam e nos jogaram na prisão.

Then they arrested us and threw us in prison.

— Swades: We, the People (2004)

Quase te prenderam.

They almost arrested you.

— O Tempo com Você (2019)

Prenderam os barcos uns aos outros.

They tied the boats to one another.

— A Batalha dos 3 Reinos (2008)

Por que prenderam ontem Sandrô Barateli?

Why was Sandrô Barateli arrested yesterday?

— Arrependimento Sem Perdão (1987)

Prenderam ele?

Did they arrest him?

— Guardiões do Dia (2006)

Eles o prenderam e o mandaram para a prisão de Kfar Ryat.

They arrested him and sent him to Kfar Ryat prison.

— Incêndios (2010)

Eles prenderam ela.

They arrested her.

São os que prenderam ontem?

Are they the ones who were arrested yesterday?

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

Hoje eles foram à delegacia para apresentar uma queixa e eles prenderam Kolya.

Today they went to the police station to file a complaint and they arrested Kolya.

— Leviatã (2014)

Pararam ele por algum motivo, descobriram e o prenderam.

They stopped him for some reason, found out, and arrested him.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Prenderam um ladrãozinho.

They arrested a petty thief.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Vocês os prenderam?

Did you arrest them?

— Conflitos Internos (2002)