estava procurando

was looking for

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phrase Common #6,143
was looking for Describes an ongoing or repeated search in the past.
PO: Eu estava procurando minhas chaves.
EN: I was looking for my keys.

O que estava procurando neste camarim?

What were you looking for in this dressing room?

— Tudo Sobre Minha Mãe (1999)

Estava procurando uma coisa.

I was looking for something.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Tom, achei a foto que você estava procurando.

Tom, I found the photo you were looking for.

Ele estava procurando um bom emprego.

He was looking for a good job.

Eu encontrei algumas das coisas que estava procurando.

I found some of the things I was looking for.

Ouvi dizer que você estava procurando uma babá.

I heard you were looking for a babysitter.

Mary não sabia que Tom estava procurando por ela.

Mary didn't know that Tom was looking for her.

Isso é o que estava procurando.

This is exactly what I was looking for.

Tom estava procurando sua caneta.

Tom was looking for his pen.

Tom encontrou a foto que estava procurando.

Tom found the photo he was looking for.

A gente estava procurando meu brinco.

We were looking for my earring.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Achei a foto que você estava procurando.

I found the photo you were looking for.

Estava procurando algo que não existia.

I was looking for something that didn't exist.

Eu não estava procurando pelo tesouro, mas pela fórmula mágica.

I wasn't looking for treasure, but for the magic formula.

— Os Visitantes (1993)

Tom encontrou o lugar que estava procurando.

Tom found the place he was looking for.

Ele estava procurando algo na escuridão.

He was searching for something in the darkness.

Nina estava procurando uma saída de emergência.

Nina was looking for an emergency exit.

— A Empregada (2025)

O que você estava procurando?

What were you looking for?

O que ele estava procurando?

What was he looking for?

Fazia tempo que você estava procurando!

You've been looking for this for a long time!

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Tom encontrou o chapéu que Mary estava procurando no porão.

Tom found the hat Mary was looking for in the basement.

Fadil estava procurando maneiras de alimentar seu uso de drogas.

Fadil was looking for ways to fuel his drug use.

Eu encontrei a foto que Tom estava procurando.

I found the photo Tom was looking for.

O garoto estava procurando pelas chaves perdidas.

The boy was looking for the lost keys.

Eu achei algumas das coisas que estava procurando.

I found some of the things I was looking for.

É esse o livro que você estava procurando?

Is this the book you were looking for?

O que estava procurando?

What were you looking for?

— Duro de Matar (1988)

Estava procurando você, cara.

I was looking for you, man.

— O Profissional (1994)

O Tom disse por que a polícia estava procurando por ele?

Did Tom say why the police were looking for him?

Eu encontrei a chave que estava procurando.

I found the key I was looking for.

Mary não conseguiu achar a página que ela estava procurando.

Mary couldn't find the page she was looking for.

A gente estava procurando os brincos dela na grama.

We were looking for her earrings in the grass.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Estava procurando algo, mas não o encontrei.

I was looking for something, but I couldn't find it.

Tom achou o que estava procurando.

Tom found what he was looking for.

Eu encontrei o que estava procurando.

I found what I was looking for.

Ele estava procurando pela filha.

He was looking for his daughter.

Você não estava procurando alguém?

Weren’t you looking for someone?

— Yojimbo, o Guarda-Costas (1961)

A garota que aquele cara estava procurando.

The girl that guy was looking for.

— O Caçador (2008)

É o selo de ouro que estava procurando.

It's the gold seal I was looking for.

— A Viagem de Chihiro (2001)

Tom estava procurando Maria.

Tom was looking for Maria.

“Eu estava procurando do jeito errado”, disse Kat.

“I was looking the wrong way,” Kat said.

Sami estava procurando se vingar.

Sami was seeking revenge.

Só estava procurando um lugar tranquilo.

I was just looking for a quiet place.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Ela não estava procurando por ti.

She wasn't looking for you.

Você me achou onde ninguém mais estava procurando.

You found me where no one else was looking.

Tom disse que estava procurando voluntários.

Tom said he was looking for volunteers.

Estava procurando você.

I was looking for you.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Sogra, você estava procurando as chaves da despensa, não é?

Mother-in-law, you were looking for the pantry keys, weren't you?

— देवदास (2002)

Estava procurando por mim, Conde?

Were you looking for me, Count?

— A Criada (2016)

É isso o que você estava procurando?

Is this what you were looking for?

Encontrei a chave que estava procurando.

I found the key I was looking for.

Tom estava procurando alguma coisa.

Tom was looking for something.

Tom encontrou a chave que estava procurando.

Tom found the key he was looking for.

Não sabia que você estava procurando por mim.

I didn't know you were looking for me.

O pássaro estava procurando por vermes.

The bird was looking for worms.

Tom conseguiu encontrar o que ele estava procurando?

Did Tom manage to find what he was looking for?

Você estava procurando uma casa, não é?

You were looking for a house, weren't you?

— O Mundo dos Pequeninos (2010)

Quando criança, sempre estava procurando algo.

When I was a child, I was always looking for something.

Estava procurando vocês.

I was looking for you.

— A Noite Americana (1973)

Aquele Cavaleiro Negro estava procurando algo.

That Black Knight was searching for something.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001)