Usage examples of "Foi" in Portuguese with translation to English

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A gravura dele foi aceita. His picture got accepted.
Bob veio aqui, não foi? Bob came here, didn't he?
A casa foi completamente queimada. The house burned down completely.
Foi isso que ela disse. That's what she said.
Ele foi dar uma volta. He's out taking a walk.
Quem foi que fez isso? Who did that?
Ontem meu relógio foi roubado. I had my watch stolen yesterday.
"Quem te ajudou?" "Foi Tom." "Who helped you?" "Tom did."
Ele foi dar um passeio. He's out taking a walk.
A casa foi totalmente incendiada. The house has burnt down.
Você mentiu para mim, não foi? You lied to me, didn't you?
Sentindo o perigo, ele foi embora. Sensing danger, he ran away.
Foi por você que eu vim. It's you I've come for.
O seu discurso foi uma droga. You bombed your speech.
O sinal foi para o verde. The signal turned green.
A festa foi numa grande sala. The party took place in a big room.
Tom foi para casa a pé. Tom walked home.
"Quem escreveu esse livro?" "Foi John." "Who wrote this book?" "John did."
Nós chegamos bem rápido, não foi? We've arrived pretty quickly, haven't we?
A explosão foi produzida por acidente. The explosion came about by accident.
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