tentou se matar

tried to kill himself

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phrase Rare #23,852
tried to kill himself Used with a male subject; with a female subject, use a phrase meaning “tried to kill herself.”
PO: Ele tentou se matar depois de receber a notícia.
EN: He tried to kill himself after getting the news.

Ela tentou se matar noite passada.

She tried to kill herself last night.

Ele tentou se matar.

He tried to kill himself.

Tom tentou se matar.

Tom tried to kill himself.

Ela tentou se matar.

She tried to kill herself.

O Tom tentou se matar na semana passada.

Tom tried to kill himself last week.

E daí que ele tentou se matar, só isso.

So what if he tried to kill himself, that's all.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Mary tentou se matar.

Mary tried to kill herself.

Ela tentou se matar de novo?

Did she try to kill herself again?

— Delicatessen (1991)

Tom tentou se matar de novo.

Tom tried to kill himself again.