Topic: Portuguese

"Eles disseram que a obra tinha parado."

Translation:They said that the work had stopped.

March 29, 2013

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/EsteveTheSteve

    What's the difference between "a obra" and "o trabalho"?

    January 25, 2014
    https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
    Mod

      Forme, "a obra" here is the work that is done at a construction site. Parar a obra = to stop building something.

      January 25, 2014
      https://www.duolingo.com/EsteveTheSteve

        Thanks!

        January 25, 2014
        https://www.duolingo.com/Danikalifornia

          Could it be correct to also say "They said that the work had BEEN stopped?

          March 29, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
          Mod

            Yeah acceptable..., but literally that would be "tinha sido parada"

            March 29, 2013
            https://www.duolingo.com/pietvo
            • 108

            'had been stopped' wasn't accepted in a previous question (with trabalho).

            March 12, 2014
            https://www.duolingo.com/boppelf

              Can obra be play as in theater?

              September 13, 2014
              https://www.duolingo.com/RosyLac

                Só eu achei estranha a pronúncia de "disseram"? Foi falado diss"ê"ram quando o mais comum é diss"é"ram?

                September 25, 2014
                https://www.duolingo.com/marygp8
                • 161

                "They told that the work had stopped " --- Why not ??

                May 31, 2015
                https://www.duolingo.com/emeyr

                  "They told" needs an indirect object.

                  They told me, us, him, her, etc.

                  June 1, 2015
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