was playing, was touching
Ele tocava o piano e ela cantava.
He played the piano and she sang.
Eu tocava com ele.
I used to play with him.
— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)
Eu não sabia que você tocava oboé.
I didn't know you played the oboe.
João tocava violão e sua amiga cantava.
João was playing the guitar and his friend was singing.
Tocava bateria.
He played the drums.
A música tocava.
The music was playing.
— Wicked: Parte II (2025)
A menina que tocava piano é minha filha.
The girl who was playing the piano is my daughter.
Eu tocava trombone quando era mais novo.
I used to play the trombone when I was younger.
Ele tocava violino durante a sua juventude.
He played the violin during his youth.
Eu tocava com o doutor.
I used to play with the doctor.
— Delicatessen (1991)
Ouça, este não é o tango que o tio de Chichina tocava em Miramar.
Listen, this isn't the tango Chichina's uncle used to play in Miramar.
— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)
Eu sabia que Tom não tocava flauta muito bem.
I knew Tom didn't play the flute very well.
Tocava flauta.
He played the flute.
Não sabia que Tom tocava oboé tão bem.
I didn't know Tom played the oboe so well.
João tocava violão e seu amigo cantava.
João played the guitar and his friend sang.
Eu disse que tocava violão.
I said I played the guitar.
— O Motorista de Táxi (2017)
Quando me tocava, eu sabia que estava me comparando com Rebecca.
When she touched me, I knew she was comparing me to Rebecca.
— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)
O Tom tocava violino.
Tom played the violin.
Eu tocava flauta.
I used to play the flute.
Tom tocava piano e as crianças cantavam.
Tom played the piano and the children sang.
Ela podia cantar todas as canções de Schubert enquanto tocava o piano.
She could sing all of Schubert’s songs while playing the piano.
Ele tocava em segredo no cemitério.
He played music in secret at the cemetery.
— TÁR (2022)
Naquele momento ela tocava piano.
At that moment she was playing the piano.
Eu tocava bateria.
I used to play the drums.
Mary tocava piano quando era mais nova.
Mary used to play the piano when she was younger.
Tocava nos meus seios, né?
You touched my breasts, right?
— Your name. (2016)
João tocava violão e seus amigos cantavam.
João played the guitar and his friends sang.
Não fosse a maldita guerra, tocava isto na sala Tchaikovski.
If it weren't for the damn war, this would be playing at Tchaikovsky Hall.
— Quando Voam as Cegonhas (1957)
A música tocava forte no apartamento do vizinho.
The music was playing loudly in the neighbor's apartment.
Meu pai, ele tocava baixo.
My father, he played bass.
— Família de Aluguel (2025)
O diretor, ele antes tocava trompete.
The director, he used to play the trumpet.
— A Voz do Coração (2004)
Eu tocava trombone quando era mais nova.
Tom tocava violino.