foram destruídas

were destroyed

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were destroyed Used with feminine plural subjects; masculine plural subjects use “foram destruídos.”
PO: As árvores foram destruídas pela tempestade.
EN: The trees were destroyed by the storm.

Lembre-se que as delas foram destruídas.

Remember that theirs were destroyed.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Muitas cidades foram destruídas por bombas.

Many cities were destroyed by bombs.

Milhares de casas foram destruídas pela enchente.

Thousands of homes were destroyed by the flood.

As pontes da cidade foram destruídas.

The city's bridges were destroyed.

Treze casas foram destruídas.

Thirteen houses were destroyed.