eu balancei

shook (one’s head), nodded

→ balancear
balanc to sway, to swing, to shake + ei 1st-person singular past tense
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #41,018
shook (one’s head), nodded The exact meaning depends on the direction of the head movement.
PO: Balancei a cabeça para dizer não.
EN: I shook my head to say no.
Conjugation of balancear
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First balancei —

Balancei a cabeça vigorosamente, concordando.

I nodded vigorously in agreement.

Balancei a cabeça.

I shook my head.

Apontei para mim mesma e balancei a cabeça.

I pointed to myself and shook my head.

Balancei a cabeça e contei o que tinha acontecido.

I nodded and told them what had happened.