nós estivéssemos

were

→ estar
estiv be + éssemos we imperfect subjunctive
verb · first plural · imperfect subjunctive Rare #32,049
were Imperfect subjunctive of "estar"; often used after "se" (if) to express a hypothetical situation.
PO: Se estivéssemos em casa, eu ajudaria você.
EN: If we were at home, I would help you.
Conjugation of estar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First estivesse estivéssemos
Third estivesse estivessem

Seria melhor se não estivéssemos aqui.

It would be better if we weren’t here.

Talvez o Tom e eu estivéssemos errados.

Perhaps Tom and I were wrong.

O Tom pensava que estivéssemos em perigo.

Tom thought we were in danger.

E se não estivéssemos assim, como estaríamos?

And if we weren’t like this, how would we be?

— O que o Coração Deseja (2001)

Pensei que estivéssemos do mesmo lado.

I thought we were on the same side.

Era uma noite fria, embora estivéssemos no verão.

It was a cold night, even though it was summer.

Eu apenas queria que estivéssemos juntos.

I just wanted us to be together.