se chamava

was called

→ se
phrase Uncommon #14,436
was called Used to say what someone or something was named.
PO: O restaurante se chamava Estrela.
EN: The restaurant was called Estrela.

Me desculpe, pensei que sua mãe se chamava Cynthia.

I'm sorry, I thought your mother's name was Cynthia.

— O Peso de um Passado (1988)

Como disse que se chamava?

What did you say your name was?

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Se chamava Meng Si Zhao.

His name was Meng Si Zhao.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

E em Bruxelas já se chamava Tobias Navarro.

And in Brussels, he was already called Tobias Navarro.

— Mistérios de Lisboa (2010)

Desde os tempos de moleque, quando ele ainda se chamava"Dadinho".

Ever since he was a kid, back when he was still called “Dadinho.”

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Nosso guia turístico se chamava Tom.

Our tour guide was named Tom.

Tive uma namorada que se chamava Sara.

I had a girlfriend named Sara.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Você disse que ele se chamava Tom, não é verdade?

You said his name was Tom, didn't you?

Um dos meninos que morreram se chamava Tom.

One of the boys who died was named Tom.

Se chamava Reyeb.

His name was Reyeb.

— O Profeta (2009)

Pode me dizer como se chamava?

Can you tell me what his name was?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Na época, ela se chamava Sara Varela.

At the time, her name was Sara Varela.

— Agente Zeta (2026)

Como é que se chamava?

What was it called?

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

O cão se chamava Max?

Was the dog's name Max?

— [REC] (2007)

Como sabia que ele se chamava Tom?

How did you know his name was Tom?

Esqueci de perguntar como ele se chamava.

I forgot to ask what his name was.

Ele se chamava MRX.

His name was MRX.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Se chamava Batts.

His name was Batts.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Eu vinha da fazenda e se chamava Isaías.

I was coming from the farm, and his name was Isaiah.

— Aquele Querido Mês de Agosto (2008)

Naquela época não se chamava"aprontar".

Back then, it wasn’t called “getting into trouble.”

— O Profeta (2009)

Sabe como se chamava?

Do you know what it was called?

— O Poço (2019)

Eu sabia que se chamava “datilografar”, mas nunca o tinha visto fazer isso.

I knew it was called “typing,” but I’d never seen him do it.

Ele se chamava Sigismund Markus.

His name was Sigismund Markus.

— O Tambor (1979)

Acho que se chamava Vanessa.

I think her name was Vanessa.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Eu tinha um amigo que se chamava Grunwalski.

I had a friend named Grunwalski.

— O Ódio (1995)