nunca esteve

has never been

→ nunca
phrase Common #2,805
has never been Used with a place, situation, or person to say that someone has never been there or experienced it. The exact English tense depends on context.
PO: Ela nunca esteve em Portugal.
EN: She has never been to Portugal.

Para quê consertar uma coisa que nunca esteve estragada?

Why fix something that was never broken?

Nunca esteve.

It never was.

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Tom nunca esteve longe de casa antes.

Tom had never been away from home before.

A porta do Tyler estava fechada, em dois meses nunca esteve fechada.

Tyler's door was closed, but in two months it had never been closed.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

Se nunca esteve infiltrado, você não entenderia.

If you've never been an undercover worker, you wouldn't understand.

— Conflitos Internos (2002)

A pessoa que escreveu este livro nunca esteve na Rússia.

The person who wrote this book has never been to Russia.

Parece que nunca esteve.

It seems like it never was.

— Sem Amor (2017)

Ele nunca esteve na nossa lista, Eminência.

He was never on our list, Your Eminence.

— Conclave (2024)

O pai do Tom nunca esteve por perto.

Tom's father was never around.

E se a resposta nunca esteve dentro do quarto, mas fora dele?

What if the answer was never inside the room, but outside it?

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Tom nunca esteve apaixonado.

Tom had never been in love.

Não, ela nunca esteve ausente.

No, she was never absent.

— Incêndios (2010)

Você nunca esteve naquela estrada.

You've never been down that road.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

É verdade que Tom nunca esteve na Austrália?

Is it true that Tom has never been to Australia?

Tom nunca esteve no exterior.

Tom has never been abroad.

Você nunca esteve com uma mulher?

Have you never been with a woman?

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Tom nunca esteve melhor.

Tom has never been better.

Para alguém que nunca esteve no Paquistão, você fala bem.

For someone who has never been to Pakistan, you speak well.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Nunca esteve nos Ozarks?

Have you never been to the Ozarks?

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Tom nunca esteve de verdade em Boston.

Tom has never actually been to Boston.

Você nunca esteve por perto.

You were never around.

Ele nunca esteve doente na vida dele.

He has never been sick in his life.

Realmente, ele nunca esteve nos Estados Unidos.

Indeed, he has never been to the United States.

Tom nunca esteve preparado.

Tom was never prepared.

O menino nunca esteve no zoológico.

The boy had never been to the zoo.

O garoto nunca esteve no zoológico.

The boy had never been to the zoo.

Essa espada nunca esteve numa guerra?

This sword has never been in a war?

— O Hobbit: Uma Jornada Inesperada (2012)

Tom nunca esteve na Austrália.

Tom has never been to Australia.

Aposto que nunca esteve .

I bet you've never been there.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Nunca esteve tão claro para mim.

It’s never been clearer to me.

— RRR: Revolta, Rebelião, Revolução (2022)

Tom nunca esteve em Boston.

Tom has never been to Boston.

Pelo que eu sei, ele nunca esteve no estrangeiro.

As far as I know, he has never been abroad.

Ken nunca esteve em Nova Iorque.

Ken has never been to New York.

A Sra. Mak nunca esteve .

Mrs. Mak has never been there.

— Desejo e Perigo (2007)

Ele nunca esteve doente.

He was never sick.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Tom nunca esteve apaixonado antes.

Tom had never been in love before.

Você sonhou com um lugar que você nunca esteve?

Have you ever dreamed of a place you've never been to?

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Dex é simplesmente amargo porque nunca esteve apaixonado.

Dex is simply bitter because he has never been in love.

— O Tao de Steve (2000)

A vovó nunca esteve aqui.

Grandma has never been here.

— Assunto de Família (2018)

Tom nunca esteve na Inglaterra.

Tom has never been to England.

Você nunca esteve assim antes.

You've never been like this before.