estava enganado

was mistaken

→ estar
phrase Rare #26,531
was mistaken The masculine form; use "estava enganada" for a feminine subject.
PO: Ele percebeu que estava enganado.
EN: He realized he was mistaken.

Acho que estava enganado.

I think I was mistaken.

Cheguei a pensar que você seria o amor da minha vida; como estava enganado!

I even thought you would be the love of my life; how wrong I was!

Estava enganado.

I was mistaken.

— Ladrões de Bicicleta (1948)

Eu acho que estava enganado.

I think I was mistaken.

Eu estava enganado a seu respeito.

I was wrong about you.

Eu estava enganado em mentir para você.

I was wrong to lie to you.

Eu estava enganado.

I was mistaken.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Hoje, eu percebi que estava enganado.

Today, I realized that I was wrong.

— O que o Coração Deseja (2001)

Infelizmente, o Barba estava enganado.

Unfortunately, Barba was mistaken.

— Carandiru (2003)

Tom admitiu que estava enganado.

Tom admitted that he was wrong.

Tom não estava enganado, estava?

Tom wasn’t mistaken, was he?