eles riam

laugh, laughed, were laughing

→ rir
ri laugh + am they / you all form (imperative, imperfect, or present subjunctive)
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 3rd-person plural Rare #21,578
laugh Also used as a plural command or suggestion, as in “Riam!” (“Laugh!”).
PO: Riam, pessoal!
EN: Laugh, everyone!
laughed, were laughing This meaning is the past-tense form used with “they.”
PO: Eles riam juntos.
EN: They laughed together.
Conjugation of rir
rir
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second ri —
Third ria riam
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First ria —
Third ria riam
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ria —
Third ria riam

E então por que riam?

So why were they laughing?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Riam, bastardos, riam.

Laugh, you bastards, laugh.

— Pinte de Açafrão (2006)

Eu estou acostumado que riam de mim.

I'm used to people laughing at me.

Todos riam.

Everyone was laughing.

Todos os rapazes riam.

All the boys were laughing.

Não riam.

Don't laugh.

— Como Estrelas na Terra (2007)

Tudo bem, riam todos.

Okay, everyone laugh.

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Não suporto que riam de mim em público.

I can't stand being laughed at in public.

Minha mula não gosta que riam dela.

My mule doesn't like it when people laugh at her.

— Por um Punhado de Dólares (1964)

"Não deixe que riam de você", dizia meu pai.

“Don’t let them laugh at you,” my father used to say.

— Oh Boy (2012)

Você quer que riam disso?

Do you want people to laugh at this?

— Ele Está de Volta (2015)

As pessoas riam da gente.

People laughed at us.

As outras crianças sempre riam de mim.

The other children always laughed at me.

Não riam!

Don't laugh!

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)

As pessoas riam de nós.

People laughed at us.