eu sentia

felt, was feeling

s ẽ t i ɐ → sentir
sent feel + ia I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #8,855
felt, was feeling
PO: Eu sentia frio naquela casa.
EN: I felt cold in that house.
Conjugation of sentir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sentia —
Third sentia —

Eu sentia que algo ruim iria acontecer.

I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

E você não sentia fome, não?

And you weren’t hungry, were you?

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Eu escrevi a Mary para dizer que eu sentia muito.

I wrote to Mary to say that I was very sorry.

Olha, disse que sentia muito Jenny.

Look, I said I was sorry, Jenny.

— O Segredo de Aman (2003)

Eu só sentia pena.

I only felt pity.

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

Ela sentia vontade de chorar.

She felt like crying.

Ela disse que sentia que precisava fazer isso.

She said she felt she needed to do it.

Tom disse que Mary não sentia cócegas.

Tom said that Mary wasn't ticklish.

Ele sentia para onde eu olhava!

He could sense where I was looking!

— Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - O Filme (2020)

Mas ele sentia que faltava algo.

But he felt that something was missing.

— Dangal (2016)

Tom disse que sentia muito pelo ocorrido ontem à noite.

Tom said he was very sorry for what happened last night.

Respirou fundo e disse alto o que sentia.

She took a deep breath and said aloud what she felt.

Agora entendo o que ele sentia.

Now I understand how he felt.

— Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - O Filme (2020)

Eu sentia que dessa vez Anhangá tinha levado a pior.

I felt that this time Anhangá had come off worse.

— Uma História de Amor e Fúria (2013)

Eu sentia muito medo.

I was very scared.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Sentia que algo ruim iria acontecer.

I had a feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Quanto mais o tempo passava, mais medo eu sentia.

The more time passed, the more afraid I became.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

E eu não sentia algo assim há muito tempo.

And I hadn't felt something like this in a long time.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Pode entender o que eu sentia?

Can you understand what I was feeling?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Fadil sentia que precisava ser muçulmano.

Fadil felt he needed to become a Muslim.

Se fosse amor o que ele sentia, não tinha fugido.

If what he felt had been love, he wouldn’t have run away.

— Carandiru (2003)

Tom sentia muita dor.

Tom was in a lot of pain.

Quero que você lhe diga que o John disse que sentia muito.

I want you to tell him that John said he was sorry.

— Duro de Matar (1988)

Eu sentia algo por ele.

I had feelings for him.

— Your Name. (2016)

Smith respondeu que sentia muito.

Smith replied that he was very sorry.

Tom contou para a Mary como ele sentia em relação a ela.

Tom told Mary how he felt about her.

Uma coisa que eu não sentia era sede.

One thing I didn’t feel was thirst.

Eu sentia que minhas duas facas estavam onde deviam estar.

I felt like my two knives were where they were supposed to be.

Ele dormiu de mal jeito sobre seu braço e agora ele o sentia um pouco dormente.

He had slept awkwardly on his arm, and now he felt it was a little numb.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Eu não estou mais vendo o amor que você sentia para mim.

I no longer see the love you felt for me.

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Eu sentia pena dela.

I felt sorry for her.

— TÁR (2022)

Sentia que nunca poderia experimentar os momentos bonitos da vida.

I felt like I would never be able to experience the beautiful moments in life.

Ele disse que sentia frio.

He said he felt cold.

Fadil sentia que tinha de ser muçulmano.

Fadil felt he had to become a Muslim.

O tempo todo sentia que conhecia a história.

All along I felt like I knew the story.

— A Dupla Vida de Véronique (1991)

Eu sentia esse cheiro nela e sinto em você.

I could smell that scent on her, and I can smell it on you too.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Sentia Carlos preso a ela, como um verme à terra.

She felt Carlos clinging to her, like a worm to the earth.

— Vale Abraão (1993)

Mennad sentia saudades de sua mãe.

Mennad missed his mother.

Eu não sentia sono.

I wasn’t feeling sleepy.

Ela disse que sentia como se os pássaros falassem com ela.

She said she felt as if the birds were talking to her.

— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)

Durante a avalanche, sob a neve, eu sentia o corpo dela debaixo de mim.

During the avalanche, under the snow, I could feel her body beneath me.

— A Sociedade da Neve (2023)

E de repente, não sentia mais nada.

And suddenly, I felt nothing anymore.

— Clube da Luta (1999)

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