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que estava

that was

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phrase Uncommon #15,510
that was Used in a relative clause to describe someone or something; depending on context, it can also mean “who was.”
PO: A chave que estava na mesa sumiu.
EN: The key that was on the table disappeared.

Ela admirou sua filha que estava adorável naquela noite.

She admired her daughter, who looked lovely that night.

Tom não sabia o que tinha na caixa que estava na mesa.

Tom didn't know what was in the box on the table.

Uma taça de vinho que estava na mesa.

A glass of wine that was on the table.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

Tom se agachou para pegar uma moeda que estava no chão.

Tom crouched down to pick up a coin that was on the ground.

Voltei ao meu jantar, que estava muito bom.

I went back to my dinner, which was very good.

Não sei quem era o sujeito branco que estava com ele.

I don't know who the white guy with him was.

— Ghost in the Shell: O Fantasma do Futuro (1995)

Era Ludwig, de Raditsiobello, que estava de vigia.

It was Ludwig, from Raditsiobello, who was on watch.

O barco de pesca que estava perdido retornou com segurança ao cais.

The fishing boat that was lost has returned safely to the dock.

Eu recebi uma carta ontem que estava escrita em inglês.

I received a letter yesterday that was written in English.

Que era você que estava ao telefone.

That it was you on the phone.

— Caché (2005)

Você sabe o nome da garota que estava com o Tom?

Do you know the name of the girl who was with Tom?

Naquele saco que estava?

In that bag that was there?

— Caché (2005)

Quem é esse rapaz que estava com você ontem?

Who is that guy who was with you yesterday?

Em seu caderno, ela desenhou uma cópia da figura que estava no livro.

In her notebook, she drew a copy of the figure that was in the book.

Ele empurrou forte a porta que estava travada.

He pushed hard against the locked door.

Esse rapaz é um paciente que estava no laboratório.

This young man is a patient who was in the laboratory.

— Akira (1988)

Ele que estava comigo na floresta.

He was with me in the forest.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Acho que bateu a cabeça em uma peça do barco que estava ali.

I think he hit his head on a piece of the boat that was there.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Sou o tradutor que estava na cena do crime.

I am the translator who was at the crime scene.

— O Homem de Lugar Nenhum (2010)

Mas a aula dele era a única que estava sempre lotada.

But his class was the only one that was always full.

— O Conformista (1971)

Ela salvou o Fuligem, que estava preso na mãe.

She saved Fuligem, who was trapped inside his mother.

— Pecadores (2025)

Eu encontrei uma pista nesta pintura que estava atrás do armário.

I found a clue in this painting that was behind the cupboard.

— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)