eles falassem

spoke, talked

→ falar
fal to speak; to talk + a make or become + sse Imperfect subjunctive + m third-person plural (they)
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #38,502
spoke, talked Used for the imperfect subjunctive, often after “if” or “as if.”
PO: Se eles falassem mais devagar, eu entenderia.
EN: If they spoke more slowly, I would understand.
Conjugation of falar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First falasse falássemos
Third falasse falassem

Mas veja, você não os teria ouvido se falassem com calma.

But look, you wouldn't have heard them if they had spoken calmly.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Pensei que falassem"Caleb Dakota".

I thought they said “Caleb Dakota”.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Se as pedras falassem, não é, Art?

If stones could talk, wouldn't you agree, Art?

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Ela disse que sentia como se os pássaros falassem com ela.

She said she felt as if the birds were talking to her.

— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)