talvez

perhaps; maybe, maybe; perhaps, yes, maybe; yes, perhaps

t a l v e ʃ

adverb Very common #449

perhaps; maybe Used to express possibility or uncertainty. It often comes before a verb, which is commonly in the subjunctive: “Talvez ele venha.”

PO: Ele talvez venha amanhã à tarde.

EN: Perhaps he will come tomorrow afternoon.

O senhor acha que eu talvez não vá gostar?

Do you think I might not like it?

— Quando o Coração Floresce (1955)

Talvez estivesse apenas sentado a comer ou a caminhar no convés.

Perhaps he was just sitting eating or walking on deck.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)

Você acha que talvez Tom e Mary tenham planejado tudo isso?

Do you think maybe Tom and Mary planned all of this?

Talvez nos diga quem nos traiu.

Perhaps it will tell us who betrayed us.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Talvez queira revelar quem você é.

Perhaps you want to reveal who you are.

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Da próxima vez, você talvez não tenha tanta sorte assim.

Next time, you might not be so lucky.

Tom disse que achava que talvez tivesse que fazer isso hoje.

Tom said he thought he might have to do it today.

Talvez ainda dê tempo.

Perhaps there's still time.

— TÁR (2022)

Talvez encontremos algo.

Maybe we'll find something.

Talvez já esteja em casa.

Perhaps he's already home.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Talvez um dia uma de vocês me ensine a dançar.

Maybe one day one of you will teach me how to dance.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Talvez Tom tenha feito isso.

Perhaps Tom did it.

Talvez sejam, mas nós estamos atrasados.

Perhaps they are, but we're behind schedule.

— Vidas ao Vento (2013)

Acha que talvez a sua teoria tenha mexido demais com a cabeça de todos hoje?

Do you think maybe your theory has been on everyone's mind too much today?

— Caminhos do Crime (2026)

Talvez não seja tão poderosa quanto imagina.

Perhaps it isn't as powerful as you imagine.

— Wicked (2024)

Talvez coloquei ao Sachetti para evitar suspeitas sobre nós dois.

Perhaps I put it to Sachetti to avoid suspicion about the two of us.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Talvez algum dia você possa me mostrar como se faz.

Maybe someday you can show me how it's done.

Talvez esse seja o motivo da confusão.

Perhaps that's the reason for the confusion.

Os novos donos talvez mudem tudo.

The new owners might change everything.

— F1: O Filme (2025)

Talvez já tenhas lido este livro.

You may have already read this book.

Tenho um pedido a lhe fazer, talvez, um pouco ousado.

I have a request to make of you, perhaps a somewhat bold one.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Talvez uma grávida a compreenda melhor.

Perhaps a pregnant woman would understand her better.

— A Noite Americana (1973)

Talvez a gente até possa conversar.

Maybe we can even talk.

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Talvez fosse desnecessário.

Perhaps it was unnecessary.

— A Experiência (2001)

Talvez Mimura e Sugimura e nós possamos escapar.

Perhaps Mimura and Sugimura and we can escape.

— Batalha Real (2000)

Talvez elas saibam mais sobre isso do que nós.

Perhaps they know more about it than we do.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Eu talvez precise de ajuda.

I might need help.

Talvez sua mãe lhe conte quem é o seu pai.

Perhaps your mother will tell you who your father is.

Talvez não fosse o Jones.

Perhaps it wasn't Jones.

— Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada (1989)

Sim, mas talvez sejam bons até demais comigo.

Yes, but perhaps they're too good to me.

— A Onda (2008)

Outras formas de vida provavelmente existem lá fora e talvez em muitos lugares.

Other forms of life probably exist out there, and perhaps in many places.

Talvez alguém devesse explicar a ele quem eu sou.

Maybe someone should explain to him who I am.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

E achei que talvez houvesse algo para o aniversário da sua tia.

And I thought maybe there was something for your aunt's birthday.

— As Aventuras de Paddington 2 (2017)

Talvez vejamos o cometa.

Perhaps we will see the comet.

— Your name. (2016)

Talvez a gente veja uns golfinhos.

Maybe we'll see some dolphins.

O homem que corre talvez lute novamente.

The man who runs might fight again.

Talvez poderíamos esperar mais um pouco.

Maybe we could wait a little longer.

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

Talvez tenhamos discutido.

Perhaps we've discussed it.

— Your name. (2016)

Talvez Tom estivesse certo.

Perhaps Tom was right.

Talvez o bebê esteja chorando porque tem sede.

Perhaps the baby is crying because it is thirsty.

Talvez nós possamos voar!

Maybe we can fly!

— Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (1984)

Talvez deva esperar para decidir.

Perhaps you should wait to decide.

— TÁR (2022)

Talvez ao se virar ele fez uma escolha.

Perhaps when he turned around, he made a choice.

— Retrato de uma Jovem em Chamas (2019)

Talvez esteja querendo lhe dizer algo.

Perhaps he's trying to tell you something.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Talvez você deve fazer o que o Tom o mandou fazer.

Perhaps you should do what Tom told you to do.

Talvez eles estejam jogando no parque.

Maybe they're playing in the park.

Talvez isso o fez pensar.

Perhaps that made him think.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Talvez tivesse medo de si próprio.

Perhaps he was afraid of himself.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Talvez Tom não vá esperar.

Maybe Tom won't wait.

Talvez o motor esteja quente.

Maybe the engine is hot.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Desculpe-me, mas talvez minhas coisas estejam aqui.

I'm sorry, but perhaps my things are here.

— A Onda (2008)

Talvez deveríamos conversar mais tarde.

Perhaps we should talk later.

Talvez as praias do Mar Mediterrâneo fiquem lá.

Maybe the beaches of the Mediterranean Sea are there.

— Kin-Dza-Dza (1986)

Talvez estejamos em Boston na próxima primavera.

Perhaps we'll be in Boston next spring.

Talvez que eu morra sobre meus pés, e não sobre os meus joelhos.

Maybe I’ll die on my feet, not on my knees.

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)

Eu sou um cara totalmente normal que tem muitos hobbies, talvez demais.

I'm a totally normal guy with lots of hobbies—maybe too many.

Talvez agora Tom esteja com vontade de conversar.

Perhaps Tom feels like talking now.

Talvez isto seja um erro.

Perhaps this is a mistake.

— A Experiência (2001)

Talvez Tom saiba de alguma coisa.

Perhaps Tom knows something.

Talvez o tempo esteja bom.

Perhaps the weather is nice.

Com cuidado e longe deste calor, talvez cheguem nessa idade.

With care and away from this heat, perhaps they will reach that age.

— Faça a Coisa Certa (1989)

Talvez eu já tivesse assistido a esse filme antes, mas não me lembro nada dele.

Maybe I had already seen this movie before, but I don't remember anything about it.

Tudo isso talvez não tenha importância.

All of this may not matter.

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Talvez não seja tão boa ideia visitá-lo hoje.

Maybe it’s not such a good idea to visit him today.

— Elena (2011)

E talvez, aceitem crianças mais novas.

And perhaps they accept younger children.

— Transtorno Explosivo (2019)

Talvez chova amanhã.

It might rain tomorrow.

Talvez essa seja a história do bem de que todos precisamos.

Perhaps this is the feel-good story we all need.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Talvez já tenha morrido, suba.

Maybe he's already dead. Go upstairs.

— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)

Talvez a câmera estivesse num carro.

Maybe the camera was in a car.

— Caché (2005)

Talvez existam outras razões.

Perhaps there are other reasons.

Talvez ouça como uma borboleta.

Maybe it sounds like a butterfly.

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

O garoto da Estação é, talvez, uma pessoa muito próxima a você?

Is the boy from the Station perhaps someone very close to you?

— Guardiões do Dia (2006)

Talvez Giulia não queira ir.

Perhaps Giulia doesn't want to go.

— O Conformista (1971)

Eu talvez não me forme.

I might not graduate.

Talvez sirva para alguma coisa!

Maybe it will be useful for something!

— Mommy (2014)

Talvez, por isto sejam bons momentos.

Perhaps that is why they are good moments.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Talvez não esteja perdido, pode ter sido sequestrado.

He might not be lost, he may have been kidnapped.

— Anora (2024)

Talvez alguns cães o façam.

Perhaps some dogs do it.

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

Talvez este seja o paraíso.

Maybe this is paradise.

— Campo dos Sonhos (1989)

Talvez mais sozinho do que ele se dá conta.

Perhaps more alone than he realizes.

— Os Excêntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

Talvez a gente possa ser mais do que apenas vilões assustadores.

Maybe we can be more than just scary villains.

— Os Caras Malvados (2022)

Talvez goste de jantar conosco.

Perhaps you'd like to have dinner with us.

— Por um Punhado de Dólares (1964)

Talvez tenham se encontrado pela manhã e saíram juntos.

Perhaps they met in the morning and left together.

— Suspiria (1977)

Ou, talvez pensei que eu estava errado.

Or perhaps I thought I was wrong.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Talvez Tom esteja doente na cama.

Perhaps Tom is sick in bed.

Porque, talvez pela primeira vez na vida, eu sei que sou.

Because, perhaps for the first time in my life, I know who I am.

— Podres de Ricos (2018)

Talvez tenha acontecido porque conheci você?

Perhaps it happened because I met you?

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Talvez nós não possamos ajudar.

Perhaps we can't help.

Talvez desista de atuar.

Maybe I'll give up acting.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Talvez morreremos desta vez.

Perhaps we will die this time.

— Os Sete Samurais (1954)

Então ali, a gente talvez veja mais carros rodando, mais emoção pro público.

So there, we might see more cars driving around, more excitement for the audience.

— Senna (2010)

Talvez a possamos consolar e fazê-la feliz.

Perhaps we can comfort her and make her happy.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Sim, talvez não é verdade?

Yes, maybe it's not true?

— O Leopardo (1963)

Talvez inclusive esteja um pouco apaixonada do nosso Tancredi, como todos nós.

Perhaps she's even a little bit in love with our Tancredi, like all of us.

— O Leopardo (1963)

Eu pensei que um de vocês talvez dariam o tom.

I thought one of you might set the tone.

— A Onda (2008)

Talvez tenhamos sorte.

Maybe we'll get lucky.

— O Quinto Elemento (1997)

Talvez Tom não saiba que ele não deveria fazer isso.

Maybe Tom doesn't know that he shouldn't do that.

Talvez eu te ensine.

Maybe I'll teach you.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)

Se você gosta de cerveja, talvez goste de vinho.

If you like beer, you might also like wine.

Talvez o inglês esteja aí no meio.

Perhaps English is somewhere in there.

— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)

Talvez tenha ido atrás.

Maybe he went after her.

— Psicose (1960)

Talvez eu os devolva algum dia.

Maybe I'll give them back someday.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Talvez vocês trabalhem.

Maybe you work.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Talvez deveríamos chegar cedo.

Perhaps we should arrive early.

O Tom talvez não acredite em você.

Tom might not believe you.

E talvez esse vestido é o que segura o fedor.

And perhaps that dress is what's keeping the stench in.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Talvez as coisas deveriam permanecer como estão.

Perhaps things should remain as they are.

— The Dead and the Damned (2011)

Talvez estejam esperando minha visita.

Perhaps they are expecting my visit.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)

Talvez nenhum deles estivesse.

Maybe none of them were.

— Pinte de Açafrão (2006)

Talvez acharemos o tesouro de Montmirail.

Perhaps we will find the treasure of Montmirail.

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Talvez eles saiam diferente.

Maybe they turn out differently.

— Elena (2011)

Talvez isto faça de você um homem.

Maybe this will make you a man.

— Такси-блюз (1990)

Talvez tudo vá embora, como um pesadelo.

Maybe everything will go away, like a nightmare.

— Os Mortos Não Morrem (2019)

Talvez Tom pudesse convencer Mary a fazer isso.

Perhaps Tom could convince Mary to do it.

Venha aqui, talvez alguns deles te sirvam bem.

Come over here; maybe some of them will fit you well.

— A Estrada da Vida (1954)

Tom talvez queira fazer isso.

Tom might want to do that.

Talvez, eu vá morrer, mas, gostei muito de conhecê-los.

Perhaps I will die, but I really enjoyed meeting you.

— Astérix e Obélix: Missão Cleópatra (2002)

Talvez devia começar não chamando-os de arianos.

Perhaps I should start by not calling them Aryans.

— Táxi - Velocidade nas Ruas (1998)

E talvez uma explicação para este corpo.

And perhaps an explanation for this body.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Tom é muito jovem, talvez jovem demais.

Tom is very young, perhaps too young.

Talvez beba um gole.

Maybe I'll take a sip.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Talvez nunca mais fale com eles.

Maybe I’ll never speak to them again.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Talvez ajude se beijar outra vez.

Maybe it would help to kiss again.

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

Se não fosses tão presunçoso, talvez tivesses mais amigos.

If you weren't so conceited, you might have more friends.

Se eu te conhecesse melhor, talvez te deixaria entrar.

If I knew you better, maybe I would let you in.

Talvez já me encontrei com Tom antes.

Maybe I've met Tom before.

Estamos próximos de uma parada, talvez venha alguém.

We're nearing a stop; maybe someone will come.

— O Ladrão (1997)

Talvez a assassina também seja a ladra.

Perhaps the murderer is also the thief.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Talvez exista um universo melhor que este.

Maybe there’s a better universe than this one.

Talvez os outros queiram o dinheiro deles.

Perhaps the others want their money.

— A Experiência (2001)

Talvez sim e você escondeu isso de mim.

Maybe so, and you hid it from me.

— Não Se Vive Duas Vezes (2011)

Talvez eu nunca possa ser a noiva, mas ainda assim serei a dama de honra.

Maybe I can never be the bride, but I’ll still be the maid of honor.

— Black (2005)

Algum dia, talvez, todos os povos viverão em paz.

Someday, perhaps, all peoples will live in peace.

Talvez não devêssemos ter vindo aqui.

Maybe we shouldn't have come here.

Talvez esta seja a única coisa que você não pode falsificar.

Maybe this is the only thing you can’t fake.

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

Talvez a gente podia se encontrar depois da escola.

Maybe we could meet after school.

Você talvez não queira cantar agora.

You might not want to sing right now.

Talvez fosse melhor voltar.

Perhaps it would be better to go back.

— Anaconda (2025)

Não, desculpa, mas o proprietário, Paul, talvez saiba.

No, sorry, but the owner, Paul, might know.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Mas talvez precisemos nos esforçar mais para achar uma amiga para ela.

But perhaps we need to try harder to find a friend for her.

— TÁR (2022)

Talvez Tom espere por nós.

Perhaps Tom will wait for us.

Ele talvez venha amanhã à tarde.

He might come tomorrow afternoon.

Entretanto, talvez mude o seu destino.

However, it might change your fate.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Talvez, um motorista possa nos dizer.

Maybe a driver can tell us.

— A Canção do Mar (2014)

Pensei que talvez você gostaria de conversar sobre isso.

I thought you might want to talk about it.

Talvez eu deveria ligar para o prefeito.

Maybe I should call the mayor.

— Duro de Matar (1988)

Talvez alguém tenha dito para ele em confissão.

Perhaps someone told him this in confession.

— A Vingança de Manon (1986)

Não, ao contrário, talvez encontrasse suas próprias razões para gostar.

No, quite the contrary, perhaps you would find your own reasons to like it.

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Valeu, talvez faça isso.

Thanks, maybe I'll do that.

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Talvez precise vender a equipe.

Maybe they need to sell the team.

— F1: O Filme (2025)

Talvez você ainda tenha alguma utilidade.

Perhaps you still have some use.

— Uma História Chinesa de Fantasmas (1987)

Talvez a música esteja muito alta.

Maybe the music is too loud.

— Felizes Juntos (1997)

Talvez por isso esteja aqui.

Maybe that's why I'm here.

— O Poço (2019)

Talvez tenhamos recebido o mesmo em casa.

Perhaps we received the same at home.

— Destruição Final: O Último Refúgio (2020)

Talvez Tom não goste de mim.

Maybe Tom doesn't like me.

Talvez o destino agora esteja do lado dele.

Perhaps fate is on his side now.

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)

Talvez eu o transforme em um cara bom.

Maybe I’ll turn him into a good guy.

— Conflitos Internos (2002)

Talvez vocês já tenham lido este livro.

Perhaps you have already read this book.

Talvez aquele tenha sido o último.

Perhaps that was the last one.

Talvez nem responda mais.

Maybe they won't even respond anymore.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Nós talvez tenhamos de esperar um pouco mais.

We may have to wait a little longer.

Talvez a sua mulher goste dele.

Maybe your wife likes him.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Talvez eles não saibam.

Maybe they don't know.

— “O Morro dos Ventos Uivantes” (2026)

Talvez isso seja bom.

Maybe that's a good thing.

— A Vida dos Outros (2006)

Talvez Tom possa nos salvar.

Maybe Tom can save us.

Eu quero dormir só, a não ser talvez um pouco de comida.

I want to sleep alone, unless I have some food.

— Psicose (1960)

Talvez, ele estivesse certo.

Perhaps he was right.

— Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022)

E talvez o sistema sonar também.

And perhaps the sonar system as well.

— O Barco: Inferno no Mar (1981)

Sebastiano Paf, talvez o maior poeta da Itália.

Sebastiano Paf, perhaps the greatest poet of Italy.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Talvez estivesse cansado ou nostálgico.

Perhaps he was tired or nostalgic.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Talvez nos encontremos novamente.

Perhaps we will meet again.

— Irmão (1997)

Disse que vou pra Chicca, e vamos encontrar os outros, e talvez até o Gregorio.

I said I'm going to Chicca, and we'll meet the others, and maybe even Gregorio.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Talvez queira telefonar.

Perhaps you'd like to call.

— O Quinto Elemento (1997)

Talvez ainda esteja dormindo.

He might still be sleeping.

— Destruição Final: O Último Refúgio (2020)

Talvez entenda porque parecemos um pouco preocupados, Togusa.

Perhaps you understand why we seem a little worried, Togusa.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Talvez já esteja em toda parte.

Perhaps it's already everywhere.

— A História sem Fim (1984)

Talvez possa mostrar um pouco.

Maybe you could show a little.

— Victoria (2015)

Talvez Tom tenha razão.

Perhaps Tom is right.

Depois pensei que talvez tivesse uma missão.

Then I thought that maybe I had a mission.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Talvez Barbárvore tenha razão.

Perhaps Treebeard is right.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Talvez sejamos fantasmas agora, só não sabemos disso.

Maybe we're ghosts now, we just don't know it yet.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Talvez, na sua próxima vida, você aprenda a não se intrometer!

Perhaps in your next life, you'll learn not to meddle!

— Ne Zha (2019)

Acha que talvez o nosso homem das cavernas, tem um macaco às costas?

Do you think maybe our caveman had a monkey on his back?

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Eu pensei que Tom talvez saiba onde Mary colocou a chave.

I thought Tom might know where Mary put the key.

Isso talvez o ajude.

This might help him.

— O Carteiro e o Poeta (1994)

Talvez compreenda e nos libere destes visitantes.

Perhaps he will understand and free us from these visitors.

— Solaris (1972)

Ela talvez fosse mais alta que você.

She might have been taller than you.

Talvez não devia ter ligado.

Maybe I shouldn't have called.

— Paris, Te Amo (2006)

Talvez se tivesse me dito que era bicha, tivesse sido mais fácil.

Maybe if you’d told me you were gay, it would have been easier.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Talvez esse seu jeito vire moda.

Maybe your way will become a trend.

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Talvez lhe tenha acontecido alguma coisa.

Perhaps something has happened to him.

Talvez a gente deva fazer isso.

Maybe we should do that.

Talvez fosse inevitável.

Perhaps it was inevitable.

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)

Meditação funciona com câncer, talvez funcione agora.

Meditation works for cancer, maybe it will work now.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

Mas talvez funcione.

But maybe it will work.

— Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022)

Talvez elas tenham algo.

Maybe they have something.

Eu talvez precise de alguns dias de folga na próxima semana.

I might need a few days off next week.

Eu não tenho certeza, mas talvez Tom já esteja morto.

I'm not sure, but Tom may already be dead.

Acho que talvez eu farei isso.

I think I might do that.

Talvez alguém devesse perguntar aos Soubeyrans.

Maybe someone should ask the Soubeyrans.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

adverb Very common #1,614

maybe; perhaps Used as an uncertain, elliptical reply or afterthought; the rest of the idea is understood from context.

PO: Algo no ar, talvez.

EN: Something in the air, maybe.

maybe; perhaps A brief, uncertain reply referring to something understood from context.

PO: Antigamente, talvez.

EN: In the past, perhaps.

maybe; perhaps An elliptical reply: the implied statement is “when I was a child.”

PO: Quando criança, talvez.

EN: As a child, maybe.

yes, maybe; yes, perhaps Softens an affirmative reply with uncertainty.

PO: Sim talvez.

EN: Yes, perhaps.

maybe up to; perhaps as much as An uncertain, shortened estimate; the rest of the statement is understood from context.

PO: Talvez até dez anos.

EN: Maybe up to ten years.

Talvez, como defesa.

Perhaps as a defense mechanism.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

E talvez nos meus clientes.

And maybe in my clients.

— Caminhos do Crime (2026)

Talvez até demais!

Maybe even too much!

— Um Dia Muito Especial (1977)

Talvez Andrew Crust.

Perhaps Andrew Crust.

— TÁR (2022)

Talvez, mas, com certeza, não são nossos.

Maybe, but they’re definitely not ours.

— Avatar: O Caminho da Água (2022)

Talvez se interesse.