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estava no lugar errado na hora errada

was in the wrong place at the wrong time

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phrase Rare #41,507
was in the wrong place at the wrong time A common expression used when someone is involved in a bad situation through unfortunate coincidence. Estava is the imperfect past of estar, meaning “was” or “was being.”
PO: Ele estava no lugar errado na hora errada.
EN: He was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Ela é só uma criança que estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

She's just a child who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

— Missão Refúgio (2026)

Ela estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

She was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Tom simplesmente estava no lugar errado na hora errada.

Tom was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.