tivemos que

had to

→ ter
phrase Uncommon #11,515
had to Used to express necessity or obligation in the past.
PO: Tivemos que sair cedo.
EN: We had to leave early.

Tivemos que arrombar a porta.

We had to break down the door.

Tivemos que largar tudo, desistir.

We had to drop everything, give up.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Perdemos tudo e tivemos que começar do zero.

We lost everything and had to start from scratch.

Tivemos que abandonar o carro.

We had to abandon the car.

Nós não tivemos que lidar com isso antes.

We haven't had to deal with this before.

Tivemos que falar com o Tom.

We had to talk to Tom.

Tivemos que encontrar MRX.

We had to find MRX.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Tivemos que pagar bem.

We had to pay a lot.

— Tumbbad (2018)

Então, tivemos que ver de quem era.

So we had to see who it belonged to.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

Tivemos que deixar nosso filho com a família e viajar para achar trabalho.

We had to leave our son with family and travel to find work.

— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)

Tivemos que ligar para a polícia noite passada.

We had to call the police last night.

Eu só disse que ele botou a música bem alto e tivemos que parar.

I just said that he turned the music up really loud and we had to stop.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Foi algo que tivemos que suportar.

It was something we had to endure.

Tivemos que agir rápido.

We had to act quickly.

Tivemos que ficar em Boston por mais três dias.

We had to stay in Boston for three more days.

Mais cedo ou mais tarde tivemos que voltar a Madri.

Sooner or later we had to return to Madrid.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Nós íamos nos casar em maio, mas tivemos que adiar o casamento para junho.

We were going to get married in May, but we had to postpone the wedding until June.

Tivemos que esperar por mais de três horas.

We had to wait for more than three hours.

Tivemos que partir para a Austrália em curto prazo.

We had to leave for Australia at short notice.

Tivemos que deixar o Tom ir.

We had to let Tom go.

Tivemos que mandá-lo ao aeroporto de Taft.

We had to send him to Taft airport.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Tivemos que aprender sem livros, da maneira mais difícil!

We had to learn without books, the hard way!

— Crematório (2015)

Sempre tivemos que trabalhar duro.

We've always had to work hard.

Tivemos que jogá-la no fosso gelado, toda vestida.

We had to throw her into the icy pit, fully clothed.

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Tivemos que abandonar nosso plano.

We had to abandon our plan.

Tivemos que esperar.

We had to wait.

Tivemos que desistir do açúcar.

We had to give up sugar.

— O Mundo dos Pequeninos (2010)

Tivemos que nos mexer rápido.

We had to move quickly.

Isso foi realmente algo que tivemos que fazer?

Was this really something we had to do?

Então tivemos que chamar uma ambulância.

So we had to call an ambulance.

— O Teste Decisivo (2000)