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estava chorando

was crying

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phrase Uncommon #12,243
was crying Past progressive form of chorar. Used for an ongoing action in the past.
PO: Quando cheguei, ela estava chorando.
EN: When I arrived, she was crying.

Estava chorando, não?

You were crying, weren't you?

— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)

Minha namorada estava chorando.

My girlfriend was crying.

Você estava chorando?

Were you crying?

— A Voz do Silêncio (2016)

Ela estava chorando.

She was crying.

Todo mundo estava chorando, até mesmo Tom.

Everyone was crying, even Tom.

Laila só estava chorando e gritando.

Laila was just crying and screaming.

Mas aquela menina estava chorando.

But that girl was crying.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Estava chorando?

Was she crying?

O príncipe perguntou à menina por que motivo ela estava chorando.

The prince asked the girl why she was crying.

Tom estava chorando.

Tom was crying.

O Tom não sabe por que Mary estava chorando.

Tom doesn't know why Mary was crying.

A enfermeira acalmou a criança que estava chorando.

The nurse calmed the crying child.

Ele estava chorando desesperado.

He was crying desperately.

— Pinóquio (2019)

Você sabe por que o Tom estava chorando?

Do you know why Tom was crying?

Perguntei ao Tom por que ele estava chorando.

I asked Tom why he was crying.

Tom estava chorando?

Was Tom crying?

Pensei que já estava chorando como um bebê.

I thought I was already crying like a baby.

— Akira (1988)

Ele lhe perguntou por que estava chorando.

He asked her why she was crying.

Ele estava chorando.

He was crying.

Minha mãe estava chorando.

My mother was crying.

Sua mãe estava chorando, ouviu?

Your mother was crying, did you hear?

— Anora (2024)

Ouvi dizer que você estava chorando.

I heard you were crying.

O bebê estava chorando sem parar.

The baby was crying nonstop.

Ela estava chorando ao telefone!

She was crying on the phone!

— Anora (2024)

O Tom perguntou à Mary por que ela estava chorando.

Tom asked Mary why she was crying.

Perguntamos para Mary por que ela estava chorando.

We asked Mary why she was crying.

Por que você estava chorando?

Why were you crying?

Ele perguntou por que ela estava chorando.

He asked her why she was crying.

A mãe de Tom estava chorando.

Tom's mother was crying.