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eu procurava

was looking for, were looking for

p ɾ ɔ k u ɾ a v ɐ → procurar
procur look for, search for + ava imperfect for eu/ele/ela/você
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #13,806
was looking for, were looking for Does not mean “was procuring” or “were procuring.”
PO: Eu procurava minhas chaves.
EN: I was looking for my keys.
Conjugation of procurar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First procurava —
Third procurava procuravam

Você é a pessoa que eu procurava.

You are the person I was looking for.

Eu lhe procurava, por toda parte.

I was looking for him everywhere.

— Swades: We, the People (2004)

Doutor, se ele tivesse menos tosse e mais fôlego, procurava uma pia.

Doctor, if he were coughing less and had more breath, he’d look for a sink.

— Carandiru (2003)

Procurava algo na pista, Keyes.

I was looking for something on the track, Keyes.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

O padre Frances me conseguiu um livro que procurava fazia tempo.

Father Frances got me a book I'd been looking for for a long time.

— A Doce Vida (1960)

Porque tinha muito perto ao cara que procurava.

Because he was very close to the guy he was looking for.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Me procurava, Maxim?

Were you looking for me, Maxim?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Ou pagava a eles acima do preço de tabela, ou procurava peixe em outro lugar.

Either I paid them more than the list price, or I looked for fish somewhere else.

O que você procurava?

What were you looking for?

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Angela ainda procurava registros que pudessem dizer.

Angela was still looking for records that might tell...

Tom ainda não encontrou o que procurava.

Tom still hasn't found what he was looking for.

Procurava não pensar nela nem em nosso plano.

I tried not to think about her or our plan.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

Sou órfão, por isso procurava as estrelas sozinho.

I am an orphan, that's why I searched for the stars alone.

— O Tigre e o Dragão (2000)

Me disseram que procurava por mim, Sr. Fernandez.

I was told you were looking for me, Mr. Fernandez.

Eu tenho o personagem que você procurava.

I have the character you were looking for.

— Meu Amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Procurava um pretexto e encontrou.

He was looking for an excuse and found one.

— A Grande Escapada (1966)

Parece ser bom o bastante pra achar o que Lockjaw procurava.

He seems good enough to find what Lockjaw was looking for.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Tudo o que eu procurava era alguém que se parecesse com você.

All I was looking for was someone who looked like you.

Procurava a fita, certo?

I was looking for the tape, right?

— Morte ao Vivo (1996)

Achou tudo que procurava?

Did you find everything you were looking for?

Tom disse que não conseguiu encontrar o tipo de emprego que procurava.

Tom said he couldn't find the kind of job he was looking for.

Tom encontrou o livro que procurava.

Tom found the book he was looking for.

O pai morreu em Sagi, enquanto procurava por isto.

The father died in Sagi while searching for this.

— O Castelo no Céu (1986)

A polícia procurava uma pista.

The police were looking for a clue.

Rapidamente encontrei a loja que procurava.

I quickly found the store I was looking for.

Procurava você.

I was looking for you.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)