eles imitam

imitate, copy

i m i t ɐ̃ w̃ → imitar
imit to imitate, to mimic + am 3rd-person plural present
verb · third plural · present indicative Rare #39,571
imitate, copy Third-person plural present ("they"/"you all"), also used with "vocês" in Brazil.
PO: As crianças imitam os pais o tempo todo.
EN: Children imitate their parents all the time.
Conjugation of imitar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third imita imitam

As crianças imitam seus amigos em vez de imitar os pais.

Children imitate their friends instead of imitating their parents.

As mulheres a imitam.

Women imitate her.

— Chicago (2002)

Os filhos imitam os pais.

Children imitate their parents.