Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
fomos bem atendidos
English translation:
we were well served
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Portuguese term
fomos bem atendidos
Proposed translations
Brazil
PT/EN Translator - ABRATES Certified
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British) 
, Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
we were well served
We were well served by the train station, but they decided to close it.
Brazil
Experienced EN-PT Translator
Native in: English (Variant: US) , Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
We have always been well helped.
We have always been helped.
Brazil
Social sciences and Education
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 3 more.
We were well looked after
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Tereza Rae
57 mins
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Nick Taylor
: we were always well looked after
2 hrs
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David Hollywood
: "well looked after" is what we would say in English in this context... but you have to include "always"
6 hrs
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Brazil
BA in Modern Languages
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese
We have always received good service
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Tereza Rae
: A sua sugestão é a melhor, IMO, mas a palavra ‘serviços ‘ no final da frase deve ser mudada para evitar a repetição. Se não for possível mudar, então sugiro a alternativa do Marcos Cardoso.
57 mins
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Obrigado, Tereza!
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
We have always been well assisted
We have always been well assisted and all of them really care about the case and are very attentive to each small detail.
We have always been well assisted by United Bottles & Packaging. Given that we were novices in the field, it was important that we get sound advice.
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David Hollywood
: in this context "well looked after" is preferable
5 hrs
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