Translation of "estavam a ter" to English language:
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| A Layla e o Sami estavam a ter uma ríspida conversa sobre dinheiro. | Layla and Sami were having a fierce conversation about money. |
| As pessoas estavam começando a ter um idéia de que os dinossauros eram especiais. | People were starting to get an idea that dinosaurs were special. |
| No entanto, a maioria dos samurais estavam satisfeitos, apesar de ter o seu estatuto abolido. | However, it is equally true that the majority of samurai were content despite having their status abolished. |
| Em Chicago, um jovem casal, Susan e Daniel Mitchell, estavam prestes a ter seu primeiro bebê. | Right outside Chicago, a young couple, Susan and Daniel Mitchell, were about to have their first baby. |
| No entanto, chamou a atenção das autoridades alemãs, que estavam desconfiados de qualquer organização que parecia ter tendências subversivas. | Nevertheless, it attracted the attention of the German authorities, who were suspicious of any organisation that appeared to have subversive tendencies. |
| A tribo pode ter acreditado que eles estavam a concessão de direitos de uso da terra, e não abandoná lo permanentemente. | The tribe may have believed they were granting usage rights to the land, not giving it up permanently. |
| Queria ter um pouco de comida também, mas todas as lojas estavam com as portas fechadas. | I wanted to get some food too but all the stores had their doors shut. |
| Eles estavam procurando pela Pepsi perfeita, e eles deveriam ter procurado pelas Pepsis perfeitas. Confiem em mim. | They were looking for the perfect Pepsi, and they should have been looking for the perfect Pepsis. Trust me. |
| Vocês estavam a delirar. | You were delirious. |
| Apesar de Cleveland ter condenado os ultrajes contra imigrantes chineses, ele acreditava que os chineses não estavam dispostos a se assimilar na sociedade. | Although Cleveland had condemned the outrages against Chinese immigrants, he believed that Chinese immigrants were unwilling to assimilate into white society. |
| Estavam atentos... eles estavam comigo! | They were attentive... They were with me! |
| Eles estavam gritando com ele, eles estavam... E a coisa ficou feia. | They were yelling at him, they were it got to be really ugly. |
| Ele pode ter usado métodos trigonométricos primitivos que estavam disponíveis em sua época, já que era contemporâneo de Hiparco. | He may have used early trigonometric methods that were available in his time, as he was a contemporary of Hipparchus. |
| As peregrinações também começaram a desenvolver se a locais onde estavam enterrados santos, apóstolos, mártires, ou ainda a locais onde se diz ter aparecido a Santíssima Virgem Maria. | Pilgrimages were, and are, also made to Rome and other sites associated with the apostles, saints and Christian martyrs, as well as to places where there have been apparitions of the Virgin Mary. |
| Os níveis muito baixos das taxas de juro proporcionaram também alguma compensação dos vários factores que estavam a ter um efeito adverso sobre a actividade económica . | The very low levels of interest rates also provided some counterweight to the various factors that were having an adverse effect on economic activity . |
| Nas pandemias mais recentes estavam disponíveis fármacos para controlar as infeções secundárias, o que pode ter ajudado a reduzir a mortalidade em comparação com pandemias anteriores. | In later pandemics antibiotics were available to control secondary infections and this may have helped reduce mortality compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918. |
| E percebi, desde muito jovem, que ter um trabalho decente e ganhar um bom salário fazia a grande diferença para famílias que estavam lutando. | And I saw from a young age that having a decent job and earning a good living made the biggest difference for families who were struggling. |
| E eles estavam. Eles estavam preparados. | And they were. They were prepared. |
| Estavam prestes a perder a paciência. | Their patience was about to give out. |
| Eles estavam esquecendo a visão. | They were missing the vision. |
| Estavam admirando a si mesmos. | They were admiring themselves. |
| Estavam os senhores a delirar. | You were delirious. |
| Estavam as senhoras a delirar. | You were delirious. |
| Estavam a pensar em mim? | Were you thinking about me? |
| Eu estava nesses locais, e as pessoas estavam, sabe, estavam envolvidas. Estavam entusiasmadas. | I was in these venues, and people were, you know, really into getting them. They were excited. |
| Depois do presidente paraguaio Fernando Lugo anunciar ter câncer, o blogueiro Ramón Galeano observou que muitos jornais locais já estavam especulando sobre a sucessão presidencial . | After Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo announced that he has cancer, blogger Enrique Ramón Galeano observed that many local newspapers were already speculating on presidential succession . |
| Entre os primatas extintos estavam Archaeoindris (um lêmure que chegava a ter o tamanho de um macho de gorila), e as famílias Palaeopropithecidae e Archaeolemuridae. | Among the primates wiped out were Archaeoindris (a lemur larger than a silverback gorilla) and the families Palaeopropithecidae and Archaeolemuridae. |
| Tom e Mary estavam mentindo, não estavam? | Tom and Mary were lying, weren't they? |
| Estavam interessados em saúde, estavam interessados em educação. | They were interested in health they were interested in education. |
| Eles estavam deitados sobre a grama. | They were lying on the grass. |
| Os soldados estavam protegendo a ponte. | The soldiers were guarding the bridge. |
| Os soldados estavam vigiando a ponte. | The soldiers were guarding the bridge. |
| No global , as pressões dos custos parecem ter permanecido moderadas e a retoma da inflação pode ter sido uma indicação de que as margens dos comerciantes a retalho estavam em recuperação , possivelmente como um reflexo do vigor sustentado do consumo privado . | Overall , cost pressures seem to have remained rather subdued and the pick up in inflation may have been an indication that retailers margins were recovering , possibly as a reflection of the sustained strength of private consumption . |
| As pessoas estavam se perguntando. Estavam comentando, Será que a China está bebendo nosso precioso néctar? | So people were asking a question. They were saying, Is China drinking our milkshake? |
| Eles estavam só tocando mais notas quando estavam improvisando? | Were they in fact just playing a lot more notes when they were improvising? |
| E vocês percebem onde estavam vocês estavam no Louvre. | And you realize where you are you're in the Louvre. |
| O problema que tivemos foi o mesmo que os Estados Unidos continuam a ter que os estudantes de Ciências e Engenharia, estudantes negros, não estavam tendo sucesso. | The problem that we faced was the same problem America continues to face that students in the sciences and engineering, black students were not succeeding. |
| A mãe e a irmã dele estavam doentes. | His mother and sister were sick. |
| As pessoas estavam fazendo videos e fotos. As pessoas estavam divulgando as violações dos Direitos Humanos no Egito. As pessoas estavam sugerindo ideias, elas estavam realmente votando nas ideias, e depois elas estavam executando as ideias, as pessoas estavam fazendo vídeos. | People were taking shots and photos people were reporting violations of human rights in Egypt people were suggesting ideas, they were actually voting on ideas, and then they were executing the ideas people were creating videos. |
| Estavam abraçados. | They had their arms around each other. |
| Estavam dormindo. | They were sleeping. |
| Estavam delirando. | You were delirious. |
| Estavam levando este experimento a sério demais. | They were taking this experiment too seriously. |
| Mas estavam dispostos a fazer uma tentativa. | But they were willing to give it a try. |
| As pessoas estavam incrivelmente atraídas a mim. | People were incredibly drawn. |
