eles mandaram

sent, had sent, told, ordered

→ mandar
mand order; send + ar Infinitive + am 3rd-person plural past
verb · past tense / pluperfect tense, 3rd-person plural Uncommon #8,704
sent, had sent In everyday speech, it can also mean “told” or “ordered” someone to do something.
PO: Eles mandaram a carta ontem.
EN: They sent the letter yesterday.
told, ordered Used with an infinitive to say someone was told or ordered to do something.
PO: Mandaram esperar do lado de fora.
EN: They told us to wait outside.
Conjugation of mandar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First mandei mandamos
Third mandou mandaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — mandaram

Já mandaram a prótese?

Have they sent the prosthesis yet?

— Grave (2017)

Não, não, mandaram fazer o quê, trouxeram o quê, pra onde?

No, no—what did they tell you to do? What did they bring, and where to?

— Aquarius (2016)

Mandaram o padre abrir a porta.

They told the priest to open the door.

— O Pagador de Promessas (1962)

Mandaram meu Herbert para a frente.

They sent my Herbert to the front.

— O Tambor (1979)

Me mandaram uma pergunta pelo formulário que não entendi.

I received a question through the form that I didn't understand.

Como assim lhe mandaram?

What did they tell you to do?

— Ирония судьбы, или С легким паром! (1976)

Também estou à disposição mas, de Chicago, nos mandaram ser pacientes.

I'm also available, but they told us from Chicago to be patient.

— Malcolm X (1992)

E eles mandaram Abou Tarek.

And they sent Abou Tarek.

— Incêndios (2010)

Mandaram eu me calar, pois não entendia o debate.

They told me to shut up because I didn't understand the debate.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Por que mandaram você embora da rádio?

Why did they fire you from the radio station?

— Um Dia Muito Especial (1977)

Mandaram a gente trazer um material.

They told us to bring some materials.

— Aquarius (2016)

Eles se mandaram no meio do mato.

They ran off into the woods.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Foi o que me mandaram dizer.

That's what they told me to say.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Mandaram que deixasse o cão do lado de fora.

They told me to leave the dog outside.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Eu fiz o que me mandaram fazer.

I did what I was told to do.

Sim, por isso meus pais me mandaram ao colégio interno.

Yes, that's why my parents sent me to boarding school.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Nunca mandaram a ficha dele.

They never sent his file.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Mandaram nosso moinho?

Did they send our windmill?

— Deu a Louca nos Astros (2000)

Dickey e Gregg mandaram um abraço.

Dickey and Gregg send their regards.

— Quase Famosos (2000)

Te mandaram ligar?

Did they tell you to call?

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Mandaram ficarmos quietos desde que possamos interceptar.

They told us to stay quiet as long as we could intercept them.

— Alerta Lobo (2019)

O mandaram embora, como todos nós.

They fired him, just like all of us.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Me mandaram ajudar.

They sent me to help.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Eles o prenderam e o mandaram para a prisão de Kfar Ryat.

They arrested him and sent him to Kfar Ryat prison.

— Incêndios (2010)

É, parece que eles se mandaram.

Yeah, it looks like they left.

— Justiça Artificial (2026)

Eles mandaram soldados para matar um bebê!

They sent soldiers to kill a baby!

— Baahubali: O Início (2015)

Mandaram avisar a senhora.

They sent word to you, ma’am.

— Eles Não Usam Black-Tie (1981)

Mandaram trazer ele pra cá.

They told me to bring him here.

— Nise: O Coração da Loucura (2016)

Tom e Mary mandaram consertar seus relógios.

Tom and Mary had their watches repaired.

Eu fiz o que me mandaram.

I did what I was told.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

Por que eles mandaram você como assassina?

Why did they send you as an assassin?

— O Clã das Adagas Voadoras (2004)

Mandaram o cara recorrer ao sistema.

They told the guy to appeal to the system.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Um dia me mandaram uma menina da sua idade para colher sangue.

One day they sent me a girl your age to have blood drawn.

— Grave (2017)

O país está cheio de merda deixada para trás pelos exércitos que se mandaram.

The country is full of shit left behind by the armies that took off.

— Em Campo Minado (2014)

Ela tá ali e mandou dizer que adorou as joias que os senhores mandaram pra ela.

She’s over there, and she asked me to tell you gentlemen that she loved the jewelry you sent her.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Te mandaram?

Did they send it to you?

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Mandaram mensagem da creche das crianças dizendo que precisarão fechar hoje.

I received a message from the children's daycare saying they need to close today.

— Suzume (2022)

O mandaram à merda.

They told him to go to hell.

— Amores Brutos (2000)

Mas eles mandaram muita ajuda.

But they sent a lot of help.

— Bacurau (2019)

Você é o primeiro da classe, então por que seus pais o mandaram para cá?

You're the top student in your class, so why did your parents send you here?

— Como Estrelas na Terra (2007)

Me mandaram aprender este poema de cor até o fim desta semana.

I was told to learn this poem by heart by the end of this week.

Eles mandaram vocês entrarem.

They told you to come in.

— Dangal (2016)

Mandaram esvaziar a piscina, foi?

They ordered the pool to be emptied, didn't they?

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)