ele teve que

he had to

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phrase Rare #22,329
he had to Used to express a necessity or obligation in the past.
PO: Ele teve que sair mais cedo.
EN: He had to leave earlier.

Ele teve que obedecer a decisão deles.

He had to obey their decision.

Ele teve que ficar na cama.

He had to stay in bed.

Se um hacker fez isso, ele teve que atravessar uma proteção realmente pesada.

If a hacker did this, they had to get past some really heavy protection.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Quando a guerra acabou, ele teve que ir para o exílio.

When the war ended, he had to go into exile.

Ele teve que tomar essa rota para encontrar os pais dela.

He had to take this route to find her parents.

— Irmão Bajrangi (2015)

Ele teve que limpar o quarto.

He had to clean the room.

Robert estava tão ocupado que ele teve que negar um convite para jogar golfe.

Robert was so busy that he had to decline an invitation to play golf.

Ele teve que aprender berbere.

He had to learn Berber.

Ele teve que usar o dicionário diversas vezes.

He had to use the dictionary several times.

Ele teve que nos fazer compreender.

He had to make us understand.

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Por que ele teve que beber e dançar?

Why did he have to drink and dance?

— Piku (2015)

Ele teve que cometer crimes pois estava passando fome.

He had to commit crimes because he was starving.

Não sei por que ele teve que nos deixar e ir embora.

I don't know why he had to leave us and go away.

— O Segredo de Aman (2003)

Aí, ele teve que cercar.

Then he had to surround it.

— Cinema, Aspirinas e Urubus (2005)