tava

Mas a senhora ficava mandando cartão postal perguntando se tava tudo bem.

But the woman kept sending postcards asking if everything was okay.

— Aquarius (2016)

Ela tava com calcinha de florzinha.

She was wearing flowery panties.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Era o senhor que tava na última operação no morro?

Were you the one involved in the last operation in the favela?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Não, tava tranquilo.

No, everything was fine.

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)

Ah, tava morto.

Ah, I was exhausted.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Onde é que tu tava, cara?

Where were you, man?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Então foi o safado que tava aqui com ela!

So it was that scoundrel who was here with her!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Pois eu já tava convencido de que cê tava certo, João.

Because I was already convinced you were right, João.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Olha aqui, tava acordado.

Look, I was awake.

— Aquarius (2016)

Eu tava pra postar sobre política esses dias, mas desisti.

I was going to post about politics the other day, but I changed my mind.

Tava era a garrafa de cachaça pela metade em cima da mesa.

The only thing on the table was a half-empty bottle of cachaça.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Camila, eu não te contei que eu tava vivo só pra te proteger.

Camila, I didn't tell you I was alive just to protect you.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Tava tudo arranjado, tudo.

It was all sorted out, all of it.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Tudo isso tava numa carta que meu pai mandou pra minha mãe.

All of that was in a letter my dad sent to my mom.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

E a gente tava nessa equipe, não foi?

And we were on that team, weren’t we?

— Aquarius (2016)

Eles é que tava perdido.

They were the ones who were lost.

— Abril Despedaçado (2001)

Se vocês não chegam, aspiras, eu tava passado agora.

If you guys hadn’t shown up, I’d be screwed right now.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Tu não tava de sonho bom não, Tonho.

You weren’t exactly having sweet dreams, Tonho.

— Abril Despedaçado (2001)

Até porque o cara tava com medo de falar qualquer coisa.

That's because the guy was afraid to say anything.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Ela disse que não tava interessada em conhecer ele.

She said she wasn’t interested in meeting him.

Não tava tudo resolvido, homem?

Wasn't everything settled, man?

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Onde é que ele tava?

Where was he?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Tava nervosa, Dona Bárbara?

Were you nervous, Mrs. Barbara?

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Ele me dizendo que tava sem dinheiro pra me pagar uma bebidinha que fosse!

And he was telling me he didn’t have any money to buy me even one drink!

— Madame Satã (2002)

Será que nossa comida tava envenenada?

Was our food poisoned?

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu não acordei ninguém, tava acordado.

I didn't wake anyone up; I was already awake.

— Aquarius (2016)

Eu tava cercado de inimigos, Os inimigos verdadeiros.

I was surrounded by enemies, the real enemies.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Quem tava com a carga?

Who had the cargo?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Onde é que tu tava?

Where were you?

— Aquarius (2016)

Tava aonde?

Where were you?

— O Ódio (1995)

Juro por Deus, o tira tava na mira do meu revólver.

I swear to God, the cop was in the sights of my revolver.

— O Ódio (1995)

Você tava certo.

You were right.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Tava muito bom o omelete.

The omelet was very good.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Aí falou que ela tava nervosa.

Then he said she was nervous.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

O som tava uma merda.

The sound was shit.

— Ainda Estou Aqui (2024)

Tava escrito em livro?

Was it written in a book?

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Teu camarada passou aí e falou que tu tava fodido.

Your buddy stopped by and said you were screwed.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

João pra abençoar minha filha que tava doente.

João, to bless my daughter, who was sick.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu tava na marinha, não tirei carteira.

I was in the navy, I didn't get a license.

— O Ódio (1995)

Eu perdi o dinheiro que tava no meu bolso.

I lost the money that was in my pocket.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Tava calor né, muito calor.

It was hot, wasn't it? Very hot.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Ainda bem que a carteirinha da OAB do pai do Pimpão tava no carro.

It's a good thing Pimpão's dad's OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) card was in the car.

— Ainda Estou Aqui (2024)

Viu o jornal, Anthony, minha cabeça tava assim.

Did you see the newspaper, Anthony? My head was like this.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Eu tava com saudade, sabia?

I missed you, you know?

— Aquarius (2016)

Quem tava de frente era o meu primo, Madrugadão.

The one facing us was my cousin, Madrugadão.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Disseram que ele tava entupido de cogumelo.

They said he was full of mushrooms.

— O Lamento (2016)

Tava boa!

It was good!

— Aquarius (2016)

Você tava com sua mãe?

Were you with your mother?

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Tava na cara.

It was obvious.

— Desejo e Perigo (2007)

E não se esqueça de tacar fogo nessa esteira que ele tava deitado aí.

And don't forget to set fire to that mat he was lying on.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

A gente tava no quarto, e ela pedia mais.

We were in the room, and she kept asking for more.

— O Ódio (1995)

Ela tava aqui, eu vi, juro!

She was here, I saw her, I swear!

— O Ódio (1995)

Porque a fila tava cheia e eu passei lá!

Because the line was packed and I went there!

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Eu quero saber do homem que tava aqui com a senhora!

I want to know about the man who was here with you!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu tava brincando.

I was just kidding.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Na hora que eu tava brincando com eles.

When I was playing with them.

— Ainda Estou Aqui (2024)

Não, eu tava caminhando aí, né?

No, I was walking around there, you know?

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Eu só tava falando a verdade.

I was just telling the truth.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Tava me procurando, seu Chicó?

Were you looking for me, Chicó?

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Mas o Neto achou que o traficante tava sacando uma arma.

But Neto thought the drug dealer was pulling a gun.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

E a minha vida tava ficando cada vez mais complicada.

And my life was getting more and more complicated.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Cê tava brincando?

Were you kidding me?

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Chicó só tava querendo me ajudar, Pe.

Chicó was just trying to help me, Father.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu não tava esperando ninguém.

I wasn’t expecting anyone.

— Madame Satã (2002)

O Rodrigues tava sangrando.

Rodrigues was bleeding.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Então, eu tava me arrumando.

So, I was getting ready.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu tava fazendo.

I was doing it.

— Aquarius (2016)

Tava brincando, era brincadeira.

I was just kidding, it was a joke.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Eu queria muito ler esse livro aqui, tava até procurando.

I really wanted to read this book; I was even looking for it.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Já tava até acreditando na ladainha do padre João.

I was even starting to believe Father João's spiel.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu tava procurando também o Acerola, mano.

I was looking for Acerola too, bro.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Cê tava rezando com tanta fé que nem notou!

You were praying with such faith that you didn't even notice!

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Só que, na verdade, era o BOPE que tava ajudando o sistema.

But in reality, it was BOPE that was helping the system.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Tom tava zoando?

Was Tom joking?

É, eu tava morrendo de fome.

Yeah, I was starving.

— Boa Sorte, Divirta-se, Não Morra (2026)

Tava vendo aqui.

I was looking at this.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Tava se escondendo!

He was hiding!

— O Castelo no Céu (1986)

Pô, eu só tava dando uma ajuda pra vocês, cara.

Man, I was just trying to help you guys out.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

É que eu tava precisando de dinheiro.

It’s just that I needed money.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

E mais amarelo vai ficar se não me contar direitinho o que tava fazendo aqui.

And it'll get even more yellow if you don't tell me exactly what you were doing here.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

O Matias tava aprendendo.

Matias was learning.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Eu tava achando fácil demais.

I was finding it way too easy.

— Aquarius (2016)

O que diabos tava pensando?

What on earth was he thinking?

— O Lamento (2016)

Não, a Jéssica tá só ali me esperando, tava olhando.

No, Jessica is just waiting for me over there, I was just looking.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)