eu restava

remained, was left

→ restar
rest remain; be left over + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #27,398
remained, was left
PO: Só restava uma cadeira na sala.
EN: There was only one chair left in the room.
Conjugation of restar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First restava —
Third restava —

Depois de amanhã, perderia metade do que restava do seu valor, mas ainda não.

The day after tomorrow, it would lose half of what remained of its value, but not yet.

Nada restava na sala além de uma mesa velha e uma cadeira velha.

Nothing remained in the room except an old table and an old chair.

Só lhes restava observar o senhor.

All they could do was observe the man.

— Um Contratempo (2017)

O que me restava fazer?

What else could I do?

Mas sem confiar na Justiça, o que lhes restava?

But without trust in the justice system, what was left for them?

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Nada restava na sala, exceto uma mesa velha e uma cadeira velha.

Nothing remained in the room except an old table and an old chair.

Leila sabia que não lhe restava muito tempo.

Leila knew she didn’t have much time left.

Sem confiar na Justiça, o que lhes restava?

Without faith in the justice system, what was left for them?

— Um Contratempo (2017)

Seja como for, só me restava isso.

In any case, that was all I had left.

— Amor à Flor da Pele (2000)

Tudo o que restava dele foi um ótimo local.

All that remained of him was a great location.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)