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eles telefonaram

they called

→ telefonar
telefon telephone + ar -ar infinitive (1st conjugation) + am they past tense
verb · third plural · past indicative Rare #40,429
they called
PO: Eles telefonaram para avisar que chegariam mais tarde.
EN: They called to let us know they would arrive later.
Conjugation of telefonar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First telefonei —
Third telefonou telefonaram
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — telefonaram

Telefonaram e estava ocupado.

They called, but the line was busy.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Seus amigos do jornal de Moscou telefonaram.

His friends from the Moscow newspaper called.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Eles me telefonaram pedindo para ir ao hospital.

They called me, asking me to go to the hospital.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Quando telefonaram?

When did they call?

— Investigação sobre um Cidadão Acima de Qualquer Suspeita (1970)