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estava dizendo

was saying

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was saying Imperfect progressive form of "dizer". Used for something someone was in the middle of saying.
PO: Desculpa, eu não estava prestando atenção no que você estava dizendo.
EN: Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to what you were saying.

Estava dizendo que, às vezes, o amor pode fazer milagres.

I was saying that sometimes love can work miracles.

— O Conformista (1971)

Você estava dizendo pro Smudge não foder, então não faça nada estúpido.

You were telling Smudge not to mess around, so don't do anything stupid.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Tom estava dizendo a verdade, tenho certeza.

Tom was telling the truth, I'm sure.

O que ele estava dizendo?

What was he saying?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Eu só estava dizendo o que você não fazer comigo.

I was just saying what you don't do to me.

— Piku (2015)

O que estava dizendo?

What were you saying?

— O Gângster (2007)

O Tom não conseguia ouvir o que a Mary estava dizendo.

Tom couldn't hear what Mary was saying.

Só estava dizendo.

I was just saying.

— Victoria (2015)

Entendi o que ela estava dizendo.

I understood what she was saying.

Que estava dizendo?

What were you saying?

— Pinte de Açafrão (2006)

Não sabia o que estava dizendo.

I didn't know what I was saying.

— Quando o Coração Floresce (1955)

As crianças não pareciam entender o que Tom estava dizendo.

The children didn't seem to understand what Tom was saying.

Eu fingi não entender o que ele estava dizendo.

I pretended not to understand what he was saying.

Você não parecia entender o que o Tom estava dizendo.

You didn’t seem to understand what Tom was saying.

Demorou muito pra entender o que ela estava dizendo.

It took me a long time to understand what she was saying.

O que eu estava dizendo?

What was I saying?

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Você estava dizendo.

You were saying...

— Shrek (2001)

André, você escutou o que eu estava dizendo.

André, did you hear what I was saying?

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Por que você não estava prestando atenção no que o professor estava dizendo?

Why weren’t you paying attention to what the teacher was saying?

O que estava dizendo?.

What were you saying?

— A Vida é Bela (1997)

O Tom estava longe demais para ouvir o que a Mary estava dizendo.

Tom was too far away to hear what Mary was saying.

No começo, eu não conseguia entender o que ele estava dizendo.

At first, I couldn't understand what he was saying.

Vou terminar o que eu estava dizendo.

I’ll finish what I was saying.

— Oldboy (2003)

O que estava dizendo mesmo sobre Ozdust e se divertir, e nós dois?

What was it you were saying about Ozdust and having fun—and the two of us?

— Wicked (2024)

Eu entendi o que ela estava dizendo.

I understood what she was saying.

O que você estava dizendo a eles?

What were you saying to them?

Veja, isso é o que eu estava dizendo.

See, this is what I was saying.

— Piku (2015)

Estava dizendo a verdade?

Was I telling the truth?

— O Lamento (2016)

Não é um gênio, de acordo, mas estava dizendo coisas muito interessantes.

He's not a genius, I agree, but he was saying some very interesting things.

— O Leopardo (1963)

Por um momento Maria pareceu não entender o que Tom estava dizendo.

For a moment Maria seemed not to understand what Tom was saying.

Eu acho que Tom estava dizendo a verdade.

I think Tom was telling the truth.

O que estava dizendo mesmo?

What was I saying again?

— Controle: A História de Ian Curtis (2007)

Só estava dizendo o quão feliz vocês dois devem estar.

I was just saying how happy you two must be.

Priest estava dizendo que..

Priest was saying that...

— Gangues de Wasseypur - Parte 1 (2012)

Covarde, que estava dizendo?

You coward, what were you saying?

— Pinte de Açafrão (2006)

O que você estava dizendo?

What were you saying?

— Ne Zha (2019)

Tom não parecia estar interessado no que eu estava dizendo.

Tom didn't seem interested in what I was saying.