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eu passava

was passing, passed by, was going over, exceeded, was pretending to be

p ɐ s a v ɐ → passar
pass to pass through + ava imperfect for eu/ele/ela/você
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #11,834
was passing, passed by
PO: O ônibus passava pela minha rua todos os dias.
EN: The bus passed by my street every day.
was going over, exceeded
PO: A água passava da borda da piscina.
EN: The water was going over the edge of the pool.
was pretending to be In this meaning, it is used with se and por.
PO: Ele se passava por médico.
EN: He was pretending to be a doctor.
Conjugation of passar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First passava —
Third passava —

Um carro que passava molhou meu casaco com água.

A passing car splashed water on my coat.

Pelo menos era quando eu passava minhas férias na infância.

At least that was when I spent my vacations during my childhood.

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

Mas passava o tempo e eu não voltei, aí mesmo que eu não voltava.

But time passed and I didn't return, and that's when I definitely wouldn't return.

— Que Horas Ela Volta? (2015)

Ele passava muito tempo comigo.

He spent a lot of time with me.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Quando eu estava fora, se tivesse internet, eu passava horas vendo essas coisas.

When I was away, if I had internet access, I would spend hours watching these things.

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Ele se passava por um homem decente!

He was pretending to be a decent man!

— Braço de Diamante (1969)

Antes, ele passava diariamente em nossa casa.

He used to come to our house every day.

Cada carro que passava fazia uma nuvem de poeira.

Each passing car created a cloud of dust.

Ele acreditava que era macaco, e passava dias inteiros nas árvores.

He believed he was a monkey, and spent entire days in the trees.

Aqui perto, na Rua da Guarda Velha; não passava ninguém nessa ocasião.

Nearby, on Rua da Guarda Velha; no one was passing by at the time.

Algo se passava com ela.

Something was going on with her.

Sabia o que se passava lá.

I knew what was going on there.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Eu passava muito tempo aqui quando era menino.

I used to spend a lot of time here when I was a boy.

Sami passava mais tempo com Layla.

Sami spent more time with Layla.

Antes, ele passava todos os dias em nossa casa.

Before, he used to come to our house every day.

A gente passava lá toda madrugada.

We used to go there every early morning.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Assim, passava mais tempo na água e menos ancorado.

That way, I spent more time in the water and less time at anchor.

Ela passava horas aqui.

She used to spend hours here.

— Destruição Final: O Último Refúgio (2020)

Quanto mais o tempo passava, mais medo eu sentia.

The more time passed, the more afraid I became.

— Uma Família de Dois (2016)

Passava muito tempo aqui sozinho quando era mais jovem.

I used to spend a lot of time here alone when I was younger.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

Quando eu era criança, passava horas lendo sozinho em meu quarto.

When I was a child, I used to spend hours reading alone in my room.

E quando eu era pequeno, a água passava da minha cabeça.

And when I was little, the water would go over my head.

— Mr. Vingança (2002)

Ele passava horas estudando Francês.

He spent hours studying French.

Alguma coisa se passava com ele.

Something was wrong with him.

Já passava da meia-noite quando chegamos.

It was past midnight when we arrived.

Fadil passava longas horas em seu trabalho.

Fadil spent long hours at his job.

Uma grande história passava na frente e eu não percebi.

A great story was unfolding before me and I didn't notice.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Tom passava por rico.

Tom pretended to be rich.

Passava o dia gritando, dizendo o que tínhamos que fazer.

He spent the day shouting, telling us what we had to do.

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

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