What does estava in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word estava in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use estava in Portuguese.
The word estava in Portuguese means era, estava, como eu estava dizendo, estava pensando, exatamente o que estava pensando, não era. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word estava
era, estavacontraction (literary, abbreviation (it was) (verbo de ligação: Verbos que precisam ser seguidos de predicativo do sujeito. Ex. "parecer doente"; "continuar alegre". ) 'Twas a dark and stormy night when there came a knock at the door. |
como eu estava dizendoadverb (to resume after interruption) (locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).) As I was saying before being interrupted, the lady of the house is not home. |
estava pensandoexpression (I'm curious about [sth]) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) I was wondering if you would like to go to the museum with me on Saturday. |
exatamente o que estava pensandoexpression (I agree 100%) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) |
não eracontraction (colloquial, abbreviation (was not) There's no need to apologise; the accident wasn't your fault. |
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