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disse ele

he said

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phrase Uncommon #14,993
he said The subject pronoun comes after the verb, a word order common in narration and dialogue tags.
PO: “Estou com fome”, disse ele.
EN: “I’m hungry,” he said.

Lealdade disse ele, senhora.

“Loyalty,” he said, ma’am.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

“À vista”, disse ele.

“In cash,” he said.

Que disse ele a Tom?

What did he say to Tom?

Passas custam dinheiro, disse ele afinal, tirando a carteira.

Raisins cost money, he said at last, taking out his wallet.

"Não", disse ele num tom decidido.

“No,” he said firmly.

Sim, o Ruben não achou bom, foi muito rápido, disse ele.

Yes, Ruben didn't think it was good, it was too fast, he said.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

“Kat está de vigia”, disse ele.

“Kat is on watch,” he said.

“Amanda, entre”, disse ele.

“Amanda, come in,” he said.

“Acho que não”, disse ele.

“I don’t think so,” he said.

"São nove horas", disse ele.

“It’s nine o’clock,” he said.

“Preciso pensar nisso”, disse ele.

“I need to think about it,” he said.

“Não estou tentando expulsar vocês”, disse ele.

“I’m not trying to kick you out,” he said.

“Vou ter de consultar meus clientes”, disse ele.

“I’ll have to consult my clients,” he said.

Sei tudo, disse ele.

“I know everything,” he said.

"Estou muito feliz", disse ele.

“I’m very happy,” he said.

“Você certamente me deu bastante trabalho”, disse ele.

“You certainly gave me a lot of trouble,” he said.

“Sou o guarda-costas da Senhora Proprietária”, disse ele.

“I’m the lady owner’s bodyguard,” he said.

Queria que as coisas fossem tão boas em Westport — disse ele.

“I wish things were as good in Westport,” he said.

"Você fala demais", disse ele.

“You talk too much,” he said.

“Vou cuidar disso”, disse ele.

“I’ll take care of it,” he said.