eu atravessava

was crossing, was going across, was passing through

→ atravessar
atravess to cross, to go across + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #42,649
was crossing, was going across, was passing through Also used for something that extended or passed across a place.
PO: Ele atravessava a rua com cuidado.
EN: He was crossing the street carefully.
Conjugation of atravessar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First atravessava —
Third atravessava —

Ele atravessava a rua.

He was crossing the street.

A luz do farol atravessava as janelas.

The lighthouse beam shone through the windows.

— O Orfanato (2007)

Há dez anos havia uma ponte estreita que atravessava o rio.

Ten years ago there was a narrow bridge that crossed the river.

Uma pedra esmagou o rosto dela enquanto atravessava o Cinturão.

A rock crushed her face while she was crossing the Belt.

— Duna: Parte Dois (2024)