quando era criança

when I was a child

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phrase Common #5,906

when I was a child The subject is usually understood from context, so the phrase can also mean “when you/he/she was a child.”

PO: Quando era criança, eu adorava desenhar.

EN: When I was a child, I loved drawing.

Eu nunca falei francês quando era criança.

I never spoke French when I was a child.

Eu tinha uma bicicleta vermelha quando era criança.

I had a red bicycle when I was a child.

Já fiz isso mil vezes quando era criança.

I've done this a thousand times as a child.

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Sabe, quando era criança só comia sardinha.

You know, when I was a child, I only ate sardines.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

Quando era criança, meu pai costumava me levar à escola.

When I was a child, my father used to take me to school.

Tom era enjoado para comer quando era criança.

Tom was a picky eater when he was a child.

Eu quase me afoguei numa lagoa uma vez quando era criança.

I almost drowned in a pond once when I was a child.

— Viver (1952)

Eu costumava brincar aqui quando era criança.

I used to play here when I was a child.

Quando era criança, eu ficava muito na casa do meu tio, em Charleville.

When I was a child, I spent a lot of time at my uncle's house in Charleville.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Tom chorava muito quando era criança.

Tom cried a lot when he was a child.

Tom era apaixonado pela menina da casa ao lado quando era criança.

Tom was in love with the girl next door when he was a child.

Tom não gostava de tomates quando era criança.

Tom didn't like tomatoes when he was a child.

Eu costumava ir nadar no mar quando era criança.

I used to go swimming in the sea when I was a child.

Tom brincava com bonecas quando era criança.

Tom used to play with dolls when he was a child.

Eu brincava nesta rua quando era criança.

I used to play on this street when I was a child.

— Sobre Meninos e Lobos (2003)

Vai ser como quando era criança.

It will be like when I was a child.

— Azul É A Cor Mais Quente (2013)

Eu aprendi a nadar quando era criança.

I learned to swim when I was a child.

Quando era criança, sim.

When I was a child, yes.

— O Labirinto do Fauno (2006)

Tom não gostava de espinafre quando era criança.

Tom didn't like spinach when he was a child.

Eu sabia o que você seria quando era criança.

I knew what you would become when you were a child.

— Des vents contraires (2011)

Bem, eu também fugi quando era criança.

Well, I ran away too when I was a child.

— Suzume (2022)

Eu brincava aqui quando era criança.

I used to play here when I was a child.

— Tudo Sobre Minha Mãe (1999)

Ele costumava colecionar besouros quando era criança.

He used to collect beetles when he was a child.

Vim aqui quando era criança.

I came here when I was a child.

Eu colecionava selos quando era criança.

I used to collect stamps when I was a child.

Aprendi esta música quando era criança.

I learned this song when I was a child.

Você subiu em árvores quando era criança?

Did you climb trees when you were a child?

Quando era criança, eu sabia subir em árvore rapidinho.

When I was a child, I knew how to climb trees really fast.

Tom não gostava de cachorros quando era criança.

Tom didn't like dogs when he was a child.

Ele foi abandonado quando era criança.

He was abandoned when he was a child.

Aprendi a nadar quando era criança.

I learned to swim when I was a child.

A Mary não gostava de bananas quando era criança.

Mary didn't like bananas when she was a child.

Eu andava a cavalo quando era criança.

I used to ride horses when I was a child.

Tom morou em Boston quando era criança.

Tom lived in Boston when he was a child.

Eu costumava jogar aqui quando era criança.

I used to play here when I was a kid.

Você aprendeu a nadar quando era criança?

Did you learn to swim when you were a child?

Quando era criança, eu sonhava em ter um Mustang.

When I was a kid, I dreamed of owning a Mustang.

— Caminhos do Crime (2026)

Eu cantei muito quando era criança.

I used to sing a lot when I was a child.

Disse que quando era criança, viu pequeninos no jardim.

He said that when he was a child, he saw little children in the garden.

— O Mundo dos Pequeninos (2010)

Você aprendeu a falar francês quando era criança?

Did you learn to speak French when you were a child?

Eu não assisto TV tanto quanto eu costumava quando era criança.

I don’t watch TV as much as I used to when I was a child.

Eu adorava esse filme quando era criança.

I loved that movie when I was a kid.

Eu caí nele quando era criança.

I fell into it when I was a child.

— Em Chamas (2018)

Tom costumava ir para a Austrália todo inverno quando era criança.

Tom used to go to Australia every winter when he was a child.

Quando era criança, costumava nadar muitas vezes no mar.

When I was a child, I used to swim in the sea often.