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eles brincavam

played, used to play

→ brincar
brinca play + vam they imperfect tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #37,209
played, used to play Often describes a repeated or ongoing action in the past.
PO: As crianças brincavam no parque.
EN: The children used to play in the park.
Conjugation of brincar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First brincava brincávamos
Third brincava brincavam

Alguns meninos brincavam à beira-rio.

Some boys were playing by the riverbank.

Tom e Mary sempre brincavam juntos quando eram crianças.

Tom and Mary always played together when they were children.

Vocês brincavam sempre juntos quando eram crianças.

You two always played together when you were kids.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Quando crianças, eles só brincavam de se matar.

As children, they only played at killing each other.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

Os meninos brincavam de polícia e ladrão.

The boys were playing cops and robbers.