ele avistou

saw, spotted

→ avistar
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #40,310
saw, spotted Often used for catching sight of something (sometimes suddenly or from a distance).
PO: Ela avistou um navio no horizonte.
EN: She spotted a ship on the horizon.
Conjugation of avistar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First avistei
Third avistou

Assim que a criança avistou a mãe, parou de chorar.

As soon as the child saw her mother, she stopped crying.

Quando dirigia de volta para casa através do campo, Fadil avistou algo.

As he was driving back home through the countryside, Fadil spotted something.

Tom avistou um búfalo.

Tom spotted a buffalo.

Ele avistou por acaso uma borboleta rara.

He spotted a rare butterfly by chance.