estava dormindo

was sleeping

→ estar
phrase Common #5,278
was sleeping Describes an ongoing state in the past.
PO: Quando liguei, ela estava dormindo.
EN: When I called, she was sleeping.

Como você sabia que eu não estava dormindo?

How did you know I wasn't sleeping?

Estava dormindo?

I was asleep?

— Ninguém Pode Saber (2004)

O gato estava dormindo.

The cat was sleeping.

A criança fingiu que estava dormindo.

The child pretended to be asleep.

Eu não sabia que Tom estava dormindo.

I didn't know Tom was sleeping.

Ken pensou que Tom estava dormindo.

Ken thought Tom was asleep.

Tom estava dormindo profundamente.

Tom was fast asleep.

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.

Tom estava dormindo no sofá da sala de estar.

Tom was sleeping on the living room sofa.

Minha carteira foi roubada enquanto eu estava dormindo.

My wallet was stolen while I was sleeping.

O bebê estava dormindo profundamente nos braços da mãe.

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

Sami estava dormindo no sofá.

Sami was sleeping on the sofa.

Tom já estava dormindo.

Tom was already asleep.

Ele estava dormindo na cama.

He was sleeping in bed.

Pensei que estava dormindo.

I thought he was sleeping.

— O Lamento (2016)

Não posso dizer muito porque eu estava dormindo.

I can't say much because I was sleeping.

— [REC] (2007)

Tom disse que você estava dormindo.

Tom said you were sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo.

Tom was sleeping.

Tom não sabia que Maria estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Maria was sleeping.

Eu estava dormindo?

Was I sleeping?

— Suzume (2022)

Tom não estava dormindo, mas Mary sim.

Tom wasn't sleeping, but Mary was.

Estava dormindo?.

Were you sleeping?

— A Vida é Bela (1997)

Tom estava dormindo quando Maria tocou a campainha.

Tom was asleep when Maria rang the doorbell.

Tom fingiu que estava dormindo.

Tom pretended to be asleep.

Você estava dormindo, não estava?

You were sleeping, weren't you?

Tom não sabia que Mary ainda estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Mary was still sleeping.

Eu estava dormindo profundamente.

I was fast 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)

Um motorista estava dormindo no carro.

A driver was sleeping in the car.

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

Mary said that Tom was asleep when she got home.

Eu achava que o Tom estava dormindo.

I thought Tom was sleeping.

Todo mundo estava dormindo.

Everyone was asleep.

Tom estava dormindo no sofá quando Mary chegou em casa.

Tom was asleep on the sofa when Mary arrived home.

Ontem à noite, você estava dormindo.

Last night, you were sleeping.

— Como Estrelas na Terra (2007)

Tom disse que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom said that Mary was sleeping.

Eu não estava dormindo.

I wasn't sleeping.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)

Tom pensou que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom thought Mary was asleep.

Droga, eu não estava dormindo.

Damn, I wasn't sleeping.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Ele estava dormindo profundamente.

He was fast asleep.

Se ela estava dormindo, como pôde ser raptada?

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

— Barfi! (2012)

Tom disse que Mary não estava dormindo.

Tom said that Mary wasn't sleeping.

A maior parte da cidade estava dormindo.

Most of the city was asleep.

Tom estava dormindo?

Was Tom asleep?

Tom não sabia que Mary estava dormindo.

Tom didn't know that Mary was sleeping.

Não sabia que estava dormindo.

I didn’t know you were sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo quando Mary tocou a campainha.

Tom was asleep when Mary rang the doorbell.

Você estava dormindo.

You were sleeping.

Eu estava dormindo quando o alarme tocou.

I was sleeping when the alarm went off.

Estava dormindo.

I was asleep.

— Mommy (2014)

A avó de Sami estava dormindo.

Sami's grandmother was sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo no sofá.

Tom was sleeping on the sofa.

Eu fingi que estava dormindo.

I pretended to be asleep.

Mas mamãe estava dormindo.

But Mom was sleeping.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Ele estava dormindo.

He was sleeping.

— No (2012)

O menino estava dormindo na cama dele.

The boy was sleeping in his bed.

Meu cachorro estava dormindo profundamente.

My dog was fast asleep.

Fadil atirou em Layla na cabeça quando ela estava dormindo.

Fadil shot Layla in the head while she was sleeping.

Que me acordou, pois estava dormindo.

That woke me up, because I was sleeping.

— O Espelho (1975)

Tom estava dormindo de sapatos.

Tom was sleeping with his shoes on.

O bebê estava dormindo no berço.

The baby was sleeping in the crib.

Julio e Tenoch pensavam que a Luisa estava dormindo.

Julio and Tenoch thought Luisa was sleeping.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

Fingi que estava dormindo.

I pretended to be asleep.

O Tom disse que você estava dormindo.

Tom said you were sleeping.

Tom estava dormindo quando eu cheguei em casa.

Tom was asleep when I got home.

Você estava dormindo?

Were you sleeping?

— Amores Expressos (1994)

Não estava dormindo?

Weren't you sleeping?

— Assassinato (2015)

Eu estava dormindo.

I was asleep.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)