havia um

there was a

→ haver

phrase Uncommon #14,289

there was a Used to say that something existed or was present in the past. Havia can also mean there was/were with uncountable nouns or plurals.

PO: Havia um livro em cima da mesa.

EN: There was a book on the table.

Você viu se havia um fantoche vermelho?

Did you see if there was a red puppet?

— Pinóquio (2019)

Havia um silêncio na sala.

There was silence in the room.

Havia um general que usava um tapa-olho sobre um olho perfeito.

There was a general who wore an eye patch over one perfectly functioning eye.

— O Paciente Inglês (1996)

Havia um imperador romano que era chamado Diocletiano.

There was a Roman emperor named Diocletian.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

Havia um parágrafo marcado sobre a CLAY.

There was a paragraph marked about CLAY.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Havia um vigia em minha vila.

There was a watchman in my village.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Havia um orfanato em Kfar Kout.

There was an orphanage in Kfar Kout.

— Incêndios (2010)

No livro que ele abandonou, havia um trecho interessante.

In the book he abandoned, there was an interesting passage.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Havia um telégrafo sem fio e um livro de códigos.

There was a wireless telegraph and a codebook.

— Assassinato (2015)

Havia um multidão de estudantes esperando em frente à biblioteca.

There was a crowd of students waiting in front of the library.

Bem, não havia um Jimmy em particular.

Well, there wasn't one Jimmy in particular.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Havia um dor intensa em minha cabeça.

I had an intense pain in my head.

Disse que havia um moinho.

He said there was a mill.

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Havia um total de quinhentas pessoas presentes.

There were a total of five hundred people present.

Realmente havia um Totoro.

There really was a Totoro.

— Meu Amigo Totoro (1988)

Havia um senso de medo.

There was a sense of fear.

Mas havia um antídoto.

But there was an antidote.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Havia um limite de tempo?

Was there a time limit?

Havia um horário de ônibus na parede.

There was a bus timetable on the wall.

Havia um outro significado também.

There was another meaning as well.

Em frente a nossa escola, havia um convento.

In front of our school, there was a convent.

— Queen (2014)

Até perceber que só havia um modo de recuperar a dignidade.

Until he realized there was only one way to regain his dignity.

— Um Contratempo (2017)