said, were saying
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)
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)
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)