eles impediram

prevented, stopped

→ impedir
imped prevent; hinder + iram third-person plural past tense
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #34,528
prevented, stopped
PO: Os guardas impediram a entrada.
EN: The guards prevented entry.
Conjugation of impedir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First impedi —
Third impediu impediram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — impediram

Por que o impediram.

Why did they stop him?

— Violência Gratuita (1997)

Por que não os impediram?

Why didn't they stop them?

Vocês sabiam que ele estava trapaceando e não o impediram.

You knew he was cheating and didn’t stop him.

— The Hand of God: A Mão de Deus (2021)

Tempestades no mar impediram nosso progresso.

Storms at sea hampered our progress.

Tentei partir mas me impediram.

I tried to leave but they stopped me.

Os guardas nos impediram de entrar.

The guards prevented us from entering.