eles diziam

said, were saying

d i z i ɐ̃ w̃ → dizer
diz say; tell + iam 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #22,712
said, were saying The imperfect form is used for something people used to say or were saying in the past.
PO: Eles diziam que a comida estava ótima.
EN: They said the food was great.
Conjugation of dizer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First dizia —
Third dizia diziam

Diziam que havia algo na água que fazia as árvores crescerem.

They said there was something in the water that made the trees grow.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

De armas na mão, diziam ao meu pai que saísse.

With weapons in hand, they told my father to leave.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Como diziam no exército.

As they used to say in the army.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Mas eu, como diziam na época, estava encantado por ela.

But I, as they said at the time, was enchanted by her.

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Era o que diziam.

That's what they said.

— Os Excêntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

É como diziam.

It's just as they said.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Casamos, e diziam que eu era o homem mais sortudo do mundo.

We got married, and they said I was the luckiest man in the world.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Conheci algumas mulheres que se diziam bruxas.

I met some women who called themselves witches.

— Suspiria (1977)

As pessoas diziam muitas coisas desagradáveis sobre mim.

People said a lot of unpleasant things about me.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Antes, os padres diziam missa em Latim.

Previously, priests said Mass in Latin.

Eles diziam que viam fantasmas.

They said they saw ghosts.

Quando era pequena, me diziam que havia bruxas no fogo.

When I was little, I was told there were witches in the fire.

— Diva: Paixão Perigosa (1981)

Não era como eles diziam.

It wasn't the way they said it was.

— Sol Secreto (2007)

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