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eu roubava

was stealing, used to steal

→ roubar
roub steal + ava imperfect for eu/ele/ela/você
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #36,017
was stealing, used to steal Can also describe a repeated or habitual action in the past.
PO: Ele roubava dinheiro para comprar comida.
EN: He used to steal money to buy food.
Conjugation of roubar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First roubava —
Third roubava —

Então você roubava comida todos os dias enquanto trabalhava na cozinha.

So you were stealing food every day while you were working in the kitchen.

— Parasita (2019)

Joseph roubava as provisões do colégio para vender no mercado negro.

Joseph stole provisions from the college to sell on the black market.

— Adeus, Meninos (1987)

Roubava meu blazer?

Were you stealing my blazer?

— Corra, Milkha, Corra (2013)

Ele vendia drogas, roubava dinheiro.

He sold drugs and stole money.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Então roubava desde pequeno.

So I’d been stealing since I was a kid.

— Замри-умри-воскресни! (1990)

Ele roubava pneus.

He stole tires.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)