se chamava

was called

→ se
phrase Uncommon #15,768
was called Imperfect past of chamar-se, used for a name someone or something had in the past.
PO: Antes, o restaurante se chamava Estrela do Sul.
EN: Before, the restaurant was called Southern Star.

Ele se chamava Sigismund Markus.

His name was Sigismund Markus.

— O Tambor (1979)

Um dos meninos que morreram se chamava Tom.

One of the boys who died was named Tom.

O cão se chamava Max?

Was the dog's name Max?

— [REC] (2007)

Esqueci de perguntar como ele se chamava.

I forgot to ask what his name was.

Se chamava Batts.

His name was Batts.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Me desculpe, pensei que sua mãe se chamava Cynthia.

I'm sorry, I thought your mother's name was Cynthia.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Sabe como se chamava?

Do you know what it was called?

— O Poço (2019)

Acho que se chamava Vanessa.

I think her name was Vanessa.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Disse-me que se chamava Tom.

He told me his name was Tom.

Como é que se chamava?

What was it called?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Na época, ela se chamava Sara Varela.

At the time, her name was Sara Varela.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Se chamava Meng Si Zhao.

His name was Meng Si Zhao.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Tive uma namorada que se chamava Sara.

I had a girlfriend named Sara.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Como sabia que ele se chamava Tom?

How did you know his name was Tom?

Você disse que ele se chamava Tom, não é verdade?

You said his name was Tom, didn't you?

Como disse que se chamava?

What did you say your name was?

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Pode me dizer como se chamava?

Can you tell me what his name was?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ele se chamava MRX.

His name was MRX.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Se chamava Reyeb.

His name was Reyeb.

— O Profeta (2009)

Por acaso se chamava Dostoievski?

Was his name perhaps Dostoevsky?

— O Espelho (1975)

Nosso guia turístico se chamava Tom.

Our tour guide was named Tom.

Eu tinha um amigo que se chamava Grunwalski.

I had a friend named Grunwalski.

— O Ódio (1995)