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eu roubava

was stealing, used to steal

→ roubar
roub steal + ava imperfect for eu/ele/ela/você
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #35,505
was stealing, used to steal Imperfect past (can mean “was stealing” or “used to steal,” depending on context).
PO: Quando era adolescente, ele roubava bicicletas.
EN: When he was a teenager, he used to steal bicycles.
Conjugation of roubar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First roubava —
Third roubava —

Então roubava desde pequeno.

So I’d been stealing since I was a kid.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Ele vendia drogas, roubava dinheiro.

He sold drugs and stole money.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Joseph roubava as provisões do colégio para vender no mercado negro.

Joseph stole provisions from the college to sell on the black market.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Ele roubava pneus.

He stole tires.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Então você roubava comida todos os dias enquanto trabalhava na cozinha.

So you were stealing food every day while you were working in the kitchen.

— Parasita (2019)

Roubava meu blazer?

Were you stealing my blazer?

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)