eles brincaram

played

→ brincar
brinc to play + aram they past tense / pluperfect conjugation
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #33,774
played Depending on context, brincar can mean playing a game, playing with something, or having fun.
PO: As crianças brincaram no quintal.
EN: The children played in the yard.
Conjugation of brincar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — brincamos
Third brincou brincaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — brincaram

No sábado passado, nossos filhos brincaram no parque perto do lago.

Last Saturday, our children played in the park near the lake.

As crianças brincaram na neve.

The children played in the snow.

Os órfãos brincaram com as suas bonecas?

Did the orphans play with their dolls?

Vocês brincaram de médico lá dentro?

Did you guys play doctor in there?

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Tom e Mary brincaram de esconde-esconde.

Tom and Mary played hide-and-seek.

E depois, enquanto eu lavava a louça, ele e o Toby brincaram.

And then, while I was washing the dishes, he and Toby played.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Fadil e Layla brincaram de ser uma família até ficarem sem dinheiro.

Fadil and Layla pretended to be a family until they ran out of money.