eles ergueram

rose, raised, erected

→ erguer
ergue to raise, lift, erect + ram Third-person plural past
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #37,191
rose
PO: As mãos se ergueram quando a música começou.
EN: The hands rose when the music started.
raised, erected
PO: Ergueram uma estátua na praça.
EN: They erected a statue in the square.
Conjugation of erguer
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First ergui —
Third ergueu ergueram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — ergueram

Mãos se ergueram.

Hands went up.

As sobrancelhas se ergueram.

The eyebrows were raised.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Algumas mãos se ergueram.

A few hands went up.

As ondas se ergueram até a altura do mastro de Northstar.

The waves rose as high as the mast of the Northstar.

Ergueram uma estátua de bronze do herói.

They erected a bronze statue of the hero.