ele achou

he found

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phrase Common #5,186
he found With an adjective or opinion, it can mean “he thought” or “he found [something] [adjective].”
PO: Ele achou o celular na cozinha.
EN: He found the phone in the kitchen.

Ele achou o filme muito besta.

He thought the movie was very silly.

A caixa que ele achou estava vazia.

The box he found was empty.

Ele achou difícil resolver o problema.

He found it difficult to solve the problem.

Ele achou você muito barata.

He thought you were very cheap.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Ele achou os caras?

Did he find the guys?

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Ele achou engraçado.

He thought it was funny.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ele achou vários camisetas que ele gostou.

He found several t-shirts that he liked.

Chamaram um mergulhador e ele achou outro braço.

They called in a diver, and he found another arm.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Ele achou Howard Sommerville.

He found Howard Somerville.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Onde ele achou essa coisa?

Where did he find that thing?

Imagine minha vergonha quando ele achou o maldito livro.

Imagine my embarrassment when he found the damn book.

— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)

Jorge jura que, uma vez, ele achou um de meleca de nariz.

Jorge swears that, once, he found one with snot in his nose.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

Ele achou que ela tivesse morrido mesmo.

He really thought she had died.

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Ele disse que ele achou as chaves deles.

He said he found their keys.

Ele achou hilário.

He thought it was hilarious.

No entanto, ele achou tempo para um breve encontro.

However, he did find time for a brief meeting.

Ele achou.

He found it.

— O Profissional (1994)

O que ele achou?

What did he think?

— Ladrões de Bicicleta (1948)

Ele achou a vadia que pegou a mercadoria.

He found the bitch who took the merchandise.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Ele achou que você não faria isso.

He thought you wouldn't do that.