eu pensava

thought

p ẽ s a v ɐ → pensar
pens think + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Common #7,795
thought Past imperfect of "pensar"; often means "was thinking" or "used to think," depending on context.
PO: Eu pensava que a loja abria às oito.
EN: I thought the store opened at eight.
Conjugation of pensar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First pensava pensávamos
Third pensava pensavam

Eu pensava, que baleias fossem peixes.

I used to think whales were fish.

Ninguém nunca me perguntou o que eu pensava.

No one ever asked me what I thought.

Antigamente, pensava-se que a Terra era plana.

In the past, people thought the Earth was flat.

Eu pensava como você.

I used to think like you.

Pensava te pagar a cada mês, para dar uma olhadinha todos os dias.

I was thinking of paying you every month, just to take a look at it every day.

— Volver (2006)

Eu também pensava assim quando cheguei.

I thought the same when I arrived.

— Lanternas Vermelhas (1991)

Nem sequer se pensava no assunto.

It wasn't even something anyone thought about.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Não pensava mais em voltar pra casa.

I wasn't thinking about going back home anymore.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Pensava na senhora Dietrison e em como me tinha me olhado.

I was thinking about Mrs. Dietrison and how she had looked at me.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Ninguém pensava no meu país.

Nobody thought about my country.

Eu só pensava nela.

I could only think about her.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

A caminho de casa, Tom conheceu um homem que ele pensava ser americano.

On his way home, Tom met a man he thought was American.

É o que eu pensava.

That's what I thought.

— Simplesmente Amor (2003)

Era no nome do bebê que eu pensava.

It was the baby's name I was thinking about.

— Chicago (2002)

Como eu pensava.

Just as I thought.

— Sem Amor (2017)

Pensava-se que alguém queria conquistar-nos.

It was thought that someone wanted to win us over.

— Stalker (1979)

Isso pensava.

I thought so.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

A senhora pensava em mim?

Were you thinking about me?

Também pensava assim e não me preocupava.

I thought so too, and it didn't worry me.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Tom não perguntou a Mary o que ela pensava.

Tom didn't ask Mary what she thought.

Sabe no que pensava quando acordei hoje?

Do you know what I was thinking when I woke up today?

— Destruição Final 2 (2026)

Nunca sabíamos em que pensava.

We never knew what he was thinking.

— Questão de Tempo (2013)

Ela disse ao seu superior o que pensava.

She told her superior what she thought.

Ninguém pensava o eliminar.

Nobody thought of eliminating him.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Isso significa que você não ama a Naina tanto quanto eu pensava.

This means that you don't love Naina as much as I thought.

— O Segredo de Aman (2003)

Ele não disse ao rei o que pensava.

He didn't tell the king what he thought.

— Henrique V (1989)

Era o que ela pensava, mas meu diagnóstico foi diferente.

That's what she thought, but my diagnosis was different.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Não pensava dizer isso, mas agora está dito.

I wasn't planning on saying this, but now it's done.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Pensava em mim?

Were you thinking about me?

E a única coisa em que pensava era por que estava lá e não com minha família.

And the only thing I could think about was why I was there and not with my family.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Há muito que pensava nisso.

I've been thinking about this for a long time.

— Guerra e Paz (1968)

Já o Matias pensava demais antes de agir.

Matias, on the other hand, tended to think too much before acting.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Pensava-se que o político dizia a verdade.

It was thought that the politician was telling the truth.

O que será que ele pensava?

What could he have been thinking?

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Eu pensava assim.

That's what I used to think.

Eu vi uma mulher que eu pensava ser a mãe de Mary.

I saw a woman who I thought was Mary's mother.

No que pensava, Sayaka?

What were you thinking about, Sayaka?

— Your name. (2016)

O que pensava fazer com isso?

What did he plan to do with it?

— Volver (2006)

Com sua idade eu também pensava assim.

At your age, I thought the same way.

— Era Uma Vez em Tóquio (1953)

Que alívio, já pensava ter feito mal em tê-lo trazido para casa.

What a relief, I was starting to think I'd done wrong by bringing him home.

— Princesa Mononoke (1997)

Eu também pensava assim antes e o levei para os médicos.

I thought so too before, and I took him to the doctors.

— Moscou Não Acredita em Lágrimas (1980)

Em que pensava?

What were you thinking about?

— Tudo Sobre Minha Mãe (1999)

Sami disse para Layla o que ele pensava sobre o islã.

Sami told Layla what he thought about Islam.

Tom disse a Maria que ele realmente pensava nela.

Tom told Maria that he really thought about her.

Que pensava você que o Tom ia fazer?

What did you think Tom was going to do?

Mas só pensava nela.

But he only thought about her.

— Moulin Rouge: Amor em Vermelho (2001)

Só pensava numa coisa.

I could think of only one thing.

— E Sua Mãe Também (2001)

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