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eles faltavam

were missing, remained

→ faltar
falt to be absent from, to miss + avam They used to / were
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #42,644
were missing, remained Often used with a number of days or years to say how much time remained until something.
PO: Faltavam três dias para a viagem.
EN: Three days remained until the trip.
Conjugation of faltar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First faltava —
Third faltava faltavam

Faltavam dez dias até o casamento.

There were ten days left until the wedding.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Só ainda não tinha a idade normal para me formar; faltavam alguns anos.

I just wasn’t old enough to graduate yet; I still had a few years to go.

Falando sério, só faltavam vocês.

Seriously, you were the only ones missing.

— O Ódio (1995)

Faltavam dois dias.

Two days to go.

— A Empregada (2025)