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estava ficando

was getting

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phrase Uncommon #18,916
was getting Used for a change in state or condition over time, like becoming hot, worried, hungry, or complicated.
PO: A situação estava ficando difícil.
EN: The situation was getting difficult.

Eu não sabia que você estava ficando neste hotel.

I didn't know you were staying at this hotel.

Tom disse que ele achou que a Mary estava ficando com fome.

Tom said he thought Mary was getting hungry.

Eu estava ficando louca de ficar pensando no meu filho!

I was going crazy thinking about my son!

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Ele disse que eu estava ficando gorda.

He said I was getting fat.

— Simplesmente Amor (2003)

Tom não percebeu como estava ficando tarde.

Tom didn't realize how late it was getting.

Estava ficando sem graça.

It was getting awkward.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)

E minha vida estava ficando cada vez mais complicada.

And my life was getting more and more complicated.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Eu estava ficando preocupado.

I was getting worried.

Eu não percebi que estava ficando tão gorda.

I didn't realize I was getting so fat.

Que alívio, eu já estava ficando cansado.

What a relief, I was getting tired of it.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Estava ficando tão bonito.

It was turning out so beautifully.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Tom estava ficando preocupado.

Tom was getting worried.

Estava ficando bom.

It was getting good.

— Pecadores (2025)

Sami estava ficando muito bêbado.

Sami was getting very drunk.

Eu não percebi que estava ficando tão gordo.

I didn't realize I was getting so fat.

Tom disse que estava ficando nervoso.

Tom said he was getting nervous.

Estava ficando louco procurando alguém com quem pudesse falar.

I was going crazy looking for someone I could talk to.

— Vítima do Passado (1996)