eu abria

was opening, used to open

ɐ b ɾ i ɐ → abrir

abr open + ia eu/ele/ela conjugation

verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #32,419

was opening, used to open Imperfect past (pretérito imperfeito) of "abrir"; often describes an ongoing/repeated past action or a background situation.

PO: Eu abria a janela todas as manhãs.

EN: I used to open the window every morning.

Conjugation of abrir

abrir

Indicative imperfect

	Singular	Plural
First	abria	—
Third	abria	—

A gente abria a janela pela manhã.

We would open the window in the morning.

Nosferatu abria já as suas asas.

Nosferatu was already spreading his wings.

— Nosferatu: Uma Sinfonia de Horror (1922)

O teatro abria todos os dias da semana.

The theater was open every day of the week.

Ele abria toda máquina que havia.

He would open every machine there was.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Mas assim que me via, sua cara se abria num belo sorriso.

But as soon as he saw me, his face would break into a beautiful smile.

— Senna (2010)

Com licença, mas eu poderia abria a janela?

Excuse me, but could I open the window?

Tom ouviu um tiro bem quando abria a porta.

Tom heard a gunshot just as he was opening the door.

Sounds similar to

abrir ɐ b ɾ i ɾ abriu ɐ b ɾ i w abril ɐ b ɾ i l