"Eles disseram que a obra tinha parado."

Translation: They said that the work had stopped.

[EsteveTheSteve]

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

[Paulenrique]

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

[EsteveTheSteve]

Thanks!

[Danikalifornia]

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

[Paulenrique]

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

[pietvo]

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

[boppelf]

Can obra be play as in theater?

[RosyLac]

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

[marygp8]

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

[emeyr]

"They told" needs an indirect object.

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