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eles eram

they were

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they were Used for past states, characteristics, or identities.
PO: Eles eram muito simpáticos.
EN: They were very friendly.

Agora, eles eram só sorrisos.

Now, they were all smiles.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Antônio e Maria podem ser mais ricos do que pensávamos que eles eram.

Antonio and Maria may be richer than we thought they were.

Comecei a me perguntar se eles eram todos loucos.

I started to wonder if they were all crazy.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Como eles eram?

What were they like?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Como é que eles eram?

What were they like?

Eles eram cinco.

There were five of them.

— Tampopo (1985)

Eles eram da Austrália.

They were from Australia.

Eles eram dois dos meus melhores clientes.

They were two of my best clients.

— Os Mortos Não Morrem (2019)

Eles eram elegantes, nossos irmãos.

They were elegant, our brothers.

— Asas do Desejo (1987)

Eles eram felizes juntos.

They were happy together.

Eles eram gratos.

They were grateful.

Eles eram gêmeos idênticos.

They were identical twins.

Eles eram imigrantes.

They were immigrants.

Eles eram ingênuos.

They were naive.

Eles eram jovens.

They were young.

Eles eram legais.

They were nice.

Eles eram meus amigos.

They were my friends.

Eles eram muito bonitos.

They were very beautiful.

Eles eram muito jovens.

They were very young.

Eles eram muito populares.

They were very popular.

Eles eram muito unidos.

They were very close.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Eles eram nossos filhos!

They were our children!

— Lady Vingança (2005)

Eles eram primos.

They were cousins.

Eles eram próximos.

They were close.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Eles eram soldados.

They were soldiers.

Eles eram só três.

There were only three of them.

— Pecadores (2025)

Eles eram tão diferentes.

They were so different.

Eles eram tão parecidos, ele e meu pai.

They were so alike, he and my father.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: O Retorno do Rei (2003)

Eles eram tão perigosos, que meu vô fechou a entrada.

They were so dangerous that my grandfather closed the entrance.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

Eles eram ótimos.

They were great.

Eu não sabia que eles eram seus Gandalf.

I didn't know they were your Gandalf.

— O Hobbit: Uma Jornada Inesperada (2012)

Eu sabia que eles eram seus amigos.

I knew they were his friends.

Na verdade eles eram quatro.

Actually, there were four of them.

— Gangues de Wasseypur - Parte 1 (2012)

Tom e Maria disseram que eles eram simpáticos.

Tom and Maria said they were nice.

Tom e Mary se encontraram há três anos quando eles eram estudantes em Boston.

Tom and Mary met three years ago when they were students in Boston.

Tom namorou a Mary quando eles eram adolescentes.

Tom dated Mary when they were teenagers.