estava cheia de

was full of

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was full of Used when something contained a lot of something else or had many people/items in it. The form changes for gender and number, e.g. estava cheio de / estava cheia de / estavam cheios de.
PO: A caixa estava cheia de livros.
EN: The box was full of books.

A mesa estava cheia de papéis.

The table was full of papers.

A banheira estava cheia de água quente com pétalas de flores.

The bathtub was filled with hot water and flower petals.

A cesta estava cheia de morangos.

The basket was full of strawberries.

A carteira que encontrei estava cheia de dinheiro.

The wallet I found was full of money.

A rua estava cheia de anúncios.

The street was full of advertisements.

A sala estava cheia de computadores.

The room was full of computers.

A sala estava cheia de gente.

The room was full of people.

A sala estava cheia de fumaça de cigarro.

The room was filled with cigarette smoke.

A caixa estava cheia de livros.

The box was full of books.

A rua estava cheia de gente.

The street was full of people.

— Oh Boy (2012)

A cidade estava cheia de soldados famintos.

The city was full of starving soldiers.

A caixa estava cheia de morangos.

The box was full of strawberries.

A sala estava cheia de crianças.

The room was full of children.