Portuguese Word: foi
English Meaning: (third-person singular preterite indicative of ir or ser)

Example Sentences:

Este foi nosso maior desafio.
This has been our biggest challenge.
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Este foi o ponto alto deste evento.
This was the high point of this event.
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Foi ideia minha.
It was my idea.
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O que eu fiz foi totalmente inadequado.
What I did was totally inappropriate.
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O que foi isso?
What was that about?
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A Alemanha foi reunificada em 1990.
Germany was reunited in 1990.
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A cirurgia foi um sucesso, mas ele ainda não está fora de perigo.
The surgery was a success, but he isn't out of the woods yet.
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Related Words:

ir

to go

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ser

to be

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