eu olhava

was looking at, looked at

ɔ ʎ a v ɐ → olhar
olh to look, to look at + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #15,923
was looking at, looked at The imperfect form often describes an ongoing or repeated action in the past.
PO: Ela olhava para a janela.
EN: She was looking at the window.
Conjugation of olhar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First olhava —
Third olhava olhavam

Não percebe como ele te olhava?

Didn't you notice how he was looking at you?

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Acontece toda vez alguém olhava para cima e a via.

It happens every time someone looks up and sees her.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)

Só foi a maneira em que me olhava.

It was just the way you looked at me.

— Tampopo (1985)

Ele sentia para onde eu olhava!

He could sense where I was looking!

— Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - O Filme (2020)

Ele olhava fixamente sem dizer uma palavra.

He stared blankly without saying a word.

Este aí estava cavando, enquanto o outro olhava.

This one was digging, while the other one watched.

— A Vingança de Manon (1986)

Ela me olhava nos olhos.

She looked me in the eyes.

A multidão olhava assustada.

The crowd stared in horror.

Tom olhava para a arma na mão de Maria.

Tom was looking at the gun in Maria's hand.

Ele olhava o céu.

He was looking at the sky.

A casa olhava para ele.

The house looked at him.

Ela olhava fixamente as unhas.

She stared intently at her nails.

Ele me olhava com uma expressão um tanto estranha.

He was looking at me with a somewhat strange expression.

O Tom olhava nos olhos da Mary.

Tom looked into Mary's eyes.

Todo o mundo olhava para a gente.

Everyone was staring at us.

Ainda que negue, percebi que olhava para os seios dela.

Even though he denies it, I noticed he was looking at her breasts.

— Fale com Ela (2002)

Eu olhava para ele e via um macaco.

I looked at him and saw a monkey.

— Tabu (2012)

Olhava ela girar e girar, até que eu dormia.

I watched her spin and spin until I fell asleep.

— Durante a Tormenta (2018)

Ninguém lhe olhava o rosto.

No one looked at his face.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Então olhava, olhava e, certo dia, aconteceu uma coisa maravilhosa.

So I looked and looked, and one day, something wonderful happened.

— Quando o Coração Floresce (1955)

Ele olhava para o relógio dele.

He was looking at his watch.

Sempre que o via no cinema, você olhava para o chão.

Whenever you saw him in the cinema, you looked at the floor.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

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