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ele emocionou

was moved, got emotional, moved, touched

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emocion to move, to touch emotionally + ou 3rd-person singular past tense
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #33,146
was moved, got emotional Usually used with se to mean “got emotional” or “was moved.”
PO: Ela se emocionou com a música.
EN: She was moved by the music.
moved, touched Used without se when someone or something causes another person to feel emotion.
PO: A história emocionou todos na sala.
EN: The story moved everyone in the room.
Conjugation of emocionar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third emocionou —

Até meu irmão, que nunca chora, se emocionou.

Even my brother, who never cries, got emotional.

E se emocionou.

And he got emotional.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Nina Cruz emocionou muito você, não é?

Nina Cruz really moved you, didn’t she?

— Tudo Sobre Minha Mãe (1999)

O discurso dela nos emocionou.

Her speech moved us.

O discurso dele nos emocionou.

His speech moved us.

Pela primeira vez em muitos meses, ela se emocionou.

For the first time in many months, she became emotional.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Sami se emocionou com o presente de Layla.

Sami was touched by Layla's gift.