Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
had been (with)
Portuguese translation:
tinha saído (com)
English term
United States
BA in Transl., MA in ESL, 15 yrs of exp.
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
had been
Como traduzir esse verbo para PT-Br? Tinha saído? Tinha transado? Tinha ficado? O que os colegas sugerem? Favor explicar o porquê da sua escolha. Obrigado.
| 5 +4 | saiu com |
Ana Elisa Igel
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| 4 +1 | se relacionou com |
Luiz Ricardo Faria dos Santos
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| 4 | conhecera |
Leonor Machado
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| 4 | comeu |
airmailrpl
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| 3 +1 | andou |
expressisverbis
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| 2 +1 | tinha estado com |
JohnMcDove
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Proposed translations
Brazil
Experienced EN-PT Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
saiu com
| agree |
Joao Luis Manga
: I agree, but keeping the past perfect tense: tinha saído. There is no slang in the original. Tinha estado has the same meaning, but in PT-BR is not as common as the first.
5 hrs
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| agree |
JohnMcDove
: With Joao... :-)
8 hrs
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| agree |
Marilia Sette Câmara
: I'm also with João...
13 hrs
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| agree |
Paulo Gasques
2 days 7 hrs
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tinha estado com
I am Spanish native, thus my low confidence level, but a more or less literal translation would do in this context.
conhecera
Brazil
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese
se relacionou com
Durante minhas viagens pelo país, me relacionei com várias mulheres. Porém, nunca consegui me esquecer de uma em especial. Seu nome era Anita.
Brazil
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Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, English, and 1 more.
comeu
Portugal
Translator and Terminologist
Native in: Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese
andou
"Andar" tem vários sentidos, dos quais, acompanhar, namoriscar e estar envolvido numa relação.
O verbo "passar" também pode transmitir a ideia:
"Passou um bom bocado com..."
São meras sugestões.
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