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estavam lá

were there

→ estar
phrase Uncommon #14,400
were there Used to say that people were present at a place in the past.
PO: Quando cheguei à festa, meus amigos já estavam lá.
EN: When I arrived at the party, my friends were already there.

Se um novo navio fosse lançado, todos estavam lá para ver.

If a new ship were launched, everyone would be there to see it.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Tom e Maria não estavam lá.

Tom and Maria weren't there.

Estavam lá quando ela chegou?

Were they there when she arrived?

— Questão de Honra (1992)

Quantas pessoas estavam lá?

How many people were there?

Não sei se estavam lá.

I don't know if they were there.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)

Nem todos os alunos estavam lá.

Not all the students were there.

Quantos de nós estavam lá?

How many of us were there?

Elas não estavam lá.

They weren't there.

Mas as crianças estavam lá.

But the children were there.

— O Orfanato (2007)

Não percebi que estavam lá.

I didn't realize they were there.

— O Profissional (1994)

Quantos você disse que estavam lá?

How many did you say were there?

Não estou dizendo que não estavam lá.

I'm not saying they weren't there.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Reconheço alguns rostos que estavam lá.

I recognize some faces that were there.

— Peaky Blinders: O Homem Imortal (2026)

Por que vocês estavam lá?

Why were you there?

Onde estão as coisas que estavam lá?

Where are the things that were there?

— O Lamento (2016)

Eles não estavam lá.

They weren't there.

Todas as pessoas importantes estavam lá.

All the important people were there.

Tom e Maria estavam lá.

Tom and Maria were there.

O Tom e a Mary também estavam lá.

Tom and Mary were there too.

Não estavam lá.

They weren't there.

— O Quinto Elemento (1997)

Estavam lá ouvindo discos.

They were there listening to records.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Os senhores estavam lá?

Were you gentlemen there?

As senhoras estavam lá?

Were the ladies there?

Ambas as irmãs estavam lá.

Both sisters were there.