estava cheio de

was full of

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phrase Rare #22,959
was full of Used to say that something had a lot of something else inside or on it. Common with physical objects, places, and abstract things like people or ideas.
PO: O cesto estava cheio de morangos.
EN: The basket was full of strawberries.

O cinema estava cheio de gente.

The movie theater was full of people.

Estava cheio de pessoas brancas.

It was full of white people.

— Pecadores (2025)

O jardim estava cheio de flores amarelas.

The garden was full of yellow flowers.

Tom estava cheio de hematomas.

Tom was covered in bruises.

O céu estava cheio de estrelas.

The sky was full of stars.

O prato estava cheio de comida.

The plate was full of food.

E estava cheio de tigres.

And it was full of tigers.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)

Ajay estava cheio de vida.

Ajay was full of life.

— Pinte de Açafrão (2006)

O trem estava cheio de estudantes de nível médio.

The train was full of high school students.

O céu estava cheio de perguntas.

The sky was full of questions.

— Queen (2014)

O parque estava cheio de gente.

The park was full of people.

Meu coração estava cheio de felicidade.

My heart was filled with happiness.