eles disseram

they said

→ eles
phrase Common #3,395
they said Past-tense form of dizer (“to say”). Depending on the context, it can also mean “they told” or “they said that.”
PO: Eles disseram que chegariam mais tarde.
EN: They said they would arrive later.

Eles disseram alguma coisa, sei lá, algo diferente das atividades de sempre?

Did they say anything, I don't know, something different from the usual activities?

— Bugonia (2025)

Eles disseram sim.

They said yes.

Tom e Mary certamente não disseram o que você pensou que eles disseram.

Tom and Mary certainly didn't say what you thought they said.

Eles disseram o que aconteceu?

Did they say what happened?

Isso é o que eles disseram.

That's what they said.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Eles disseram alguma coisa?

Did they say anything?

Como falavam em chinês, não percebi nada do que eles disseram.

Since they were speaking Chinese, I didn't understand anything they said.

Assim eles disseram, que você pode ficar com eles?

So they said you can stay with them?

— A Estrada da Vida (1954)

E o que eles disseram?

And what did they say?

— Queen (2014)

E eles disseram a pura verdade.

And they told the pure truth.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

O que eles disseram quando você contou?

What did they say when you told them?

— Anora (2024)

Eles disseram outras coisas.

They said other things.

— Arca Russa (2002)

Tom ouviu tudo o que eles disseram.

Tom heard everything they said.

Você ouviu o que eles disseram?

Did you hear what they said?

Eles disseram isso.

They said that.

Eles disseram-nos para esperar aqui.

They told us to wait here.

Eles disseram Oakland?

Did they say Oakland?

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Bem, o que eles disseram?

Well, what did they say?

— Os Excêntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

O que eles disseram?

What did they say?

Vocês ouviram o que eles disseram?

Did you hear what they said?

Descubra o que eles disseram.

Find out what they said.

Eles disseram o porquê?

Did they say why?