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estava dormindo

was sleeping

→ estar
phrase Common #5,115
was sleeping Past continuous form of dormir; can also mean 'was asleep' depending on context.
PO: Quando cheguei, ele estava dormindo no sofá.
EN: When I arrived, he was sleeping on the sofa.

Tom já estava dormindo.

Tom was already asleep.

Todo mundo estava dormindo.

Everyone was asleep.

Fadil atirou em Layla na cabeça quando ela estava dormindo.

Fadil shot Layla in the head while she was sleeping.

Mary disse que Tom estava dormindo quando ela chegou em casa.

Mary said that Tom was asleep when she got home.

Mas mamãe estava dormindo.

But Mom was sleeping.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

O menino estava dormindo na cama dele.

The boy was sleeping in his bed.

Tom não sabia que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Mary was sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo quando eu cheguei em casa.

Tom was asleep when I got home.

Ken pensou que Tom estava dormindo.

Ken thought Tom was asleep.

Um assim, e outro assim, e um grandão assim, que estava dormindo!

One like this, and another like this, and a big one like this, who was sleeping!

— Meu Amigo Totoro (1988)

Que me acordou, pois estava dormindo.

That woke me up, because I was sleeping.

— O Espelho (1975)

Fingi que estava dormindo.

I pretended to be asleep.

Tom disse que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom said that Mary was sleeping.

O bebê estava dormindo no berço.

The baby was sleeping in the crib.

Estava dormindo?.

Were you sleeping?

— A Vida é Bela (1997)

Minha carteira foi roubada enquanto eu estava dormindo.

My wallet was stolen while I was sleeping.

Tom disse que Mary não estava dormindo.

Tom said that Mary wasn't sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo profundamente.

Tom was fast asleep.

Pensei que estava dormindo.

I thought he was sleeping.

— O Lamento (2016)

Eu estava dormindo.

I was asleep.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

Você sabia que o Tom estava dormindo?

Did you know that Tom was sleeping?

Roubaram a minha carteira enquanto eu estava dormindo.

My wallet was stolen while I was sleeping.

Julio e Tenoch pensavam que a Luisa estava dormindo.

Julio and Tenoch thought Luisa was sleeping.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Tom não estava dormindo, mas Mary sim.

Tom wasn't sleeping, but Mary was.

Você estava dormindo, não estava?

You were sleeping, weren't you?

Tom estava dormindo no sofá da sala de estar.

Tom was sleeping on the living room sofa.

Ele estava dormindo na cama.

He was sleeping in bed.

O Tom disse que você estava dormindo.

Tom said you were sleeping.

Droga, eu não estava dormindo.

Damn, I wasn't sleeping.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Ontem à noite, você estava dormindo.

Last night, you were sleeping.

— Como Estrelas na Terra (2007)

Não sabia que estava dormindo.

I didn’t know you were sleeping.

Como você sabia que eu não estava dormindo?

How did you know I wasn't sleeping?

Tom estava dormindo.

Tom was sleeping.

O bebê estava dormindo profundamente nos braços da mãe.

The baby was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.

Tom estava dormindo quando Maria tocou a campainha.

Tom was asleep when Maria rang the doorbell.

Estava dormindo.

I was asleep.

— Mommy (2014)

Eu estava dormindo?

Was I sleeping?

— Suzume (2022)

Você estava dormindo.

You were sleeping.

Eu fingi que estava dormindo.

I pretended to be asleep.

Tom estava dormindo no sofá quando Mary chegou em casa.

Tom was asleep on the sofa when Mary arrived home.

Ele estava dormindo profundamente.

He was fast asleep.

Meu cachorro estava dormindo profundamente.

My dog was fast asleep.

Tom pensou que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom thought Mary was asleep.

Eu estava dormindo profundamente.

I was fast asleep.

Não estava dormindo?

Weren't you sleeping?

— Assassinato (2015)

A criança fingiu que estava dormindo.

The child pretended to be asleep.

A maior parte da cidade estava dormindo.

Most of the city was asleep.

Tom estava dormindo?

Was Tom asleep?

Não posso dizer muito porque eu estava dormindo.

I can't say much because I was sleeping.

— [REC] (2007)

O gato estava dormindo.

The cat was sleeping.

Tom fingiu que estava dormindo.

Tom pretended to be asleep.

Um motorista estava dormindo no carro.

A driver was sleeping in the car.

Tom não sabia que Maria estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Maria was sleeping.

Eu não estava dormindo.

I wasn't sleeping.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)

Tom estava dormindo quando Mary tocou a campainha.

Tom was asleep when Mary rang the doorbell.

Eu achava que o Tom estava dormindo.

I thought Tom was sleeping.

Se ela estava dormindo, como pôde ser raptada?

If she was asleep, how could she have been kidnapped?

— Barfi! (2012)

Estava dormindo?

I was asleep?

— Ninguém Pode Saber (2004)

Eu não sabia que Tom estava dormindo.

I didn't know Tom was sleeping.

Você estava dormindo?

Were you sleeping?

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Tom não sabia que Mary ainda estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Mary was still sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo no sofá.

Tom was sleeping on the sofa.

Sami estava dormindo no sofá.

Sami was sleeping on the sofa.

Ele estava dormindo.

He was sleeping.

— No (2012)

Eu estava dormindo quando o alarme tocou.

I was sleeping when the alarm went off.

Tom disse que você estava dormindo.

Tom said you were sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo de sapatos.

Tom was sleeping with his shoes on.

A avó de Sami estava dormindo.

Sami's grandmother was sleeping.