there was, there were, happened, occurred
| Singular | Plural | |
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| First | houve | — |
| Third | houve | — |
Ontem houve dois casamentos aqui.
There were two weddings here yesterday.
Houve aquele barulho novamente.
There was that noise again.
Houve muita agitação no local antes do início do espetáculo.
There was a lot of excitement at the venue before the show began.
Ninguém comprará essa casa porque houve um assassinato lá.
No one will buy that house because there was a murder there.
Mas houve alguns que resistiram.
But there were some who resisted.
— O Senhor dos Anéis: A Sociedade do Anel (2001)
Na verdade”, eu disse,“houve muito progresso, só que não é visível para vocês.
“Actually,” I said, “there’s been a lot of progress; it’s just not visible to you.”
Houve algum alvoroço entre o público, e ainda mais entre os advogados.
There was quite a stir among the public, and even more so among the lawyers.
There’s been a change of plans.
Houve alguém que veio para ela antes, e agora novamente.
Someone came to her before, and now again.
— Swades: We, the People (2004)
Houve um incidente do outro lado da montanha onde um urso atacou pessoas.
There was an incident on the other side of the mountain where a bear attacked people.
— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)
Houve outro pintor antes de você.
There was another painter before you.
— Retrato de uma Jovem em Chamas (2019)
Pode contar ao júri tudo que houve aquela noite?
Can you tell the jury everything that happened that night?
— Chicago (2002)
Ainda não houve nenhum anúncio sobre um prazo para o projeto.
There still hasn’t been any announcement about a timeline for the project.
Houve todos aqueles processos, que deixaram tudo parado.
There were all those lawsuits, which brought everything to a standstill.
There was an explosion.
Houve alguma mudança na política?
Has there been any change in policy?
There were difficulties.
No Facebook e Twitter também houve milhões de comentários negativos.
There were also millions of negative comments on Facebook and Twitter.
— PK (2014)
Não há sofrimento, nem jamais houve, nas profundezas do amor.
There is no suffering, nor has there ever been, in the depths of love.
There was an earthquake yesterday.
Houve suspeita de crime, mas nada foi provado.
There was suspicion of a crime, but nothing was proven.
— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)
Mesmo se houve dificuldades antes, chegar ao destino tornou-se mais fácil.
Even though there were difficulties before, reaching the destination became easier.
— Irmão Bajrangi (2015)
E este ano ainda não houve chuva.
And this year there has been no rain yet.
— Lagaan: A Coragem de um Povo (2001)
Sempre houve só cinco em nossa família.
There have always been only five in our family.
— Assunto de Família (2018)
Houve uma revolução na minha cabeça.
A revolution took place in my mind.
— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)
Mal posso acreditar em nada que houve, ontem à noite.
I can hardly believe anything that happened last night.
— Clube da Luta (1999)
Na noite do roubo, houve uma briga perto da casa.
On the night of the robbery, there was a fight near the house.
— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)
What happened here?
Ontem, houve um encontro de terroristas.
Yesterday, there was a meeting of terrorists.
— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)
Então, ainda não houve uma única testemunha.
So, there hasn't been a single witness yet.
— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)
There was a lot of snow last year.
There was lightning and thunder.
Entre os rapazes que atraí, houve um que eu notei.
Among the guys I attracted, there was one I noticed.
— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)
Três dias depois, houve um casamento em Caná da Galileia.
Three days later, there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee.
Houve um caso como esse recentemente, lembra?
There was a case like that recently, remember?
— Broker - Uma Nova Chance (2022)
Houve apenas um sobrevivente no acidente.
There was only one survivor in the accident.
Acho que já houve segredos demais.
I think there have already been enough secrets.
— Conclave (2024)
Were there other survivors?
No passado, houve algum poço aqui por acaso?
Was there perhaps a well here in the past?
— Em Chamas (2018)
Houve uma batida no campus e o Bode foi sequestrado.
There was a raid on campus and Bode was kidnapped.
— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)
Houve três que seguiram o mago.
There were three who followed the magician.
— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)
Tom disse que houve muitos problemas.
Tom said there were many problems.
A Sra. Glasser estava doente e houve confusão com a substituta real.
Mrs. Glasser was sick, and there was confusion about the actual substitute.
— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)
Que cooperação houve entre a Divisão do Pacífico e a Central?
What cooperation existed between the Pacific Division and the Central Division?
— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)
Vanessa não foi a única, houve mais assassinatos.
Vanessa wasn't the only one; there were more murders.
— Morte ao Vivo (1996)
Houve um grande incêndio próximo à minha casa na noite passada.
There was a large fire near my house last night.
Só me lembro que houve algum acidente.
All I remember is that there was some kind of accident.
— Arca Russa (2002)
Houve dois assassinatos este mês.
There have been two murders this month.
Um dia houve um alarme aéreo e todos fugiram.
One day, there was an air-raid alarm, and everyone fled.
— Roma, Cidade Aberta (1945)
Houve um momento em que senti.
There was a moment when I felt it.
— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)
E também houve aquela vez em que Hisako, a mãe de Mahito, desapareceu.
And there was also that time when Hisako, Mahito's mother, disappeared.
— O Menino e a Garça (2023)
What happened over the weekend?
— Mulheres à Beira de um Ataque de Nervos (1988)
Queria me desculpar pelo que houve em Los Angeles.
I wanted to apologize for what happened in Los Angeles.
— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)
Houve uma testemunha que me viu.
There was a witness who saw me.
— Investigação sobre um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita (1970)
Quanta gente houve na reunião?
How many people were at the meeting?
Houve muita neve, no ano passado.
There was a lot of snow last year.
Segundo o jornal, houve um grande incêndio na noite passada.
According to the newspaper, there was a large fire last night.
Houve um terremoto e, além disso, um tsunami.
There was an earthquake and, in addition, a tsunami.
Houve rumores de que o exército de Qin atacaria naquele dia.
There were rumors that the Qin army would attack that day.
— Herói (2002)
Houve uma demonstração comunista.
There was a communist demonstration.
— O Carteiro e o Poeta (1994)
Houve uma pequena mudança no programa.
There was a slight change to the program.
— O Conformista (1971)
Por vários instantes, houve silêncio absoluto no convés.
For several moments, there was absolute silence on deck.
Há muito tempo, houve pessoas que tentaram controlar esse poder.
Long ago, there were people who tried to control this power.
— Akira (1988)
Houve um aumento no número de assassinatos.
There has been an increase in the number of murders.
Were there any witnesses?
Tenho certeza de que houve algum mal-entendido.
I am sure there was some misunderstanding.
— Os Caras Malvados (2022)
Houve um pedido de pagamento de seguro feito em absoluto segredo.
There was a claim for insurance payment made in complete secrecy.
— Titanic (1997)
Houve tiroteio entre a polícia e os ladrões na Kochstrasse.
There was a shootout between the police and the thieves on Kochstrasse.
— Victoria (2015)
Houve uma explosão, Vossa Eminência, na Piazza Barberini.
There was an explosion, Your Eminence, in Piazza Barberini.
— Conclave (2024)
Houve alguma mudança na família nos últimos anos?
Have there been any changes in the family in recent years?
— A Garota Ideal (2007)
Você não me disse que houve uma reunião esta manhã.
You didn't tell me there was a meeting this morning.
Houve uma vez, quando Hideko e eu trocamos um olhar e ela não desviou do meu.
There was a time when Hideko and I exchanged a glance, and she didn't look away from me.
— A Criada (2016)
Alguma vez houve alguma dúvida?
Have you ever had any doubts?
Sabe, pra ser honesto, Sandy, houve um momento em que não achei que conseguiria.
You know, to be honest, Sandy, there was a moment when I didn't think I could do it.
— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)
Houve um mal-entendido entre os sócios.
There was a misunderstanding between the partners.
Quando o Judas se enforcou, também houve uma tempestade.
When Judas hanged himself, there was also a storm.
— Três Homens em Conflito (1966)
Houve muitas coisas de que não gostei nesse filme.
There were many things I didn’t like about this movie.
Segundo o jornal, houve um terremoto ontem à noite.
According to the newspaper, there was an earthquake last night.
Parece que houve um mal-entendido.
It seems there has been a misunderstanding.
Houve um terremoto hoje de manhã.
There was an earthquake this morning.
Houve silêncio por um momento.
There was silence for a moment.
O relatório irá mostrar se houve progresso ou não.
The report will show whether there has been progress or not.
Mesmo se houve dificuldades antes, chegar ao destino tornou-se fácil.
Even though there had been difficulties before, getting to the destination became easy.
— Irmão Bajrangi (2015)
Were there any survivors?