used to say that
O povo dizia que era pra ela pagar nossos pecado.
People said she was supposed to pay for our sins.
— Deus e o Diabo na Terra do Sol (1964)
Minha avó dizia que os japoneses não sabem contar.
My grandmother used to say that Japanese people don't know how to count.
— Flores do Oriente (2011)
Todo mundo me achava louco quando dizia que seria jogador de berrobol.
Everyone thought I was crazy when I said I would be a Quidditch player.
— Um Cabra Bom de Bola (2026)
Ele dizia que nunca foi tão feliz quanto no lago.
He used to say that he had never been as happy as he was at the lake.
— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)
Minha mãe sempre me dizia que meu pai ia me mostrar o sertão.
My mother always told me my father would show me the backlands.
— Central do Brasil (1998)
Às vezes dizia que mataria a todas.
Sometimes he said he would kill them all.
— Morte ao Vivo (1996)
Meu pai dizia que um homem nunca deve correr.
My father used to say that a man should never run.
— Tampopo (1985)
Sua carta dizia que nenhum deles tinha família?
Did your letter say that none of them had any family?