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pessoas foram presas

people were arrested

→ pessoa
phrase Rare #43,004
people were arrested “Presas” agrees with “pessoas,” which is grammatically feminine plural, regardless of the people’s gender.
PO: Duas pessoas foram presas ontem.
EN: Two people were arrested yesterday.

Trinta pessoas foram presas.

Thirty people were arrested.

Milhares de pessoas foram presas.

Thousands of people were arrested.

Várias dezenas de pessoas foram presas.

Several dozen people were arrested.

Três pessoas foram presas.

Three people were arrested.