eu escondia

was hiding, hid

→ esconder
escond to hide, to conceal + ia imperfect past (I/he/she/it)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #31,650
was hiding, hid Imperfect past form; it often describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
PO: Ela escondia as chaves na gaveta.
EN: She hid the keys in the drawer.
Conjugation of esconder
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First escondia —
Third escondia —

Sempre tive o pressentimento de que ela escondia algo.

I always had a feeling she was hiding something.

O medo escondia-se em cada esquina da cidade.

Fear lurked on every corner of the city.

— Nosferatu: Uma Sinfonia de Horror (1922)

Sabia que ela escondia mais!

I knew she was hiding more!

— Assunto de Família (2018)

O Tom nunca contou para ninguém onde ele escondia as moedas de ouro.

Tom never told anyone where he hid the gold coins.

A filha mais velha dele retirou a lona que escondia a placa com o nome.

His eldest daughter removed the tarp covering the sign with the name on it.

Por que se escondia na lareira?

Why was he hiding in the fireplace?

— Os Visitantes (1993)

No fim, ele escondia muitas coisas de nós.

In the end, he was hiding many things from us.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Você se escondia no meu guarda-roupa.

You used to hide in my closet.

— The Hand of God: A Mão de Deus (2021)