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eu tocava

played (an instrument), was playing (music)

t u k a v ɐ → tocar
toc to touch + ava I/he/she imperfect
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #10,578
played (an instrument), was playing (music)
PO: Ela tocava violão todas as noites.
EN: She played guitar every night.
Conjugation of tocar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First tocava —
Third tocava —

Quando me tocava, eu sabia que estava me comparando com Rebecca.

When she touched me, I knew she was comparing me to Rebecca.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Não sabia que Tom tocava oboé tão bem.

I didn't know Tom played the oboe so well.

Tocava nos meus seios, né?

You touched my breasts, right?

— Your Name. (2016)

João tocava violão e sua amiga cantava.

João was playing the guitar and his friend was singing.

Eu tocava trombone quando era mais novo.

I used to play the trombone when I was younger.

Ouça, este não é o tango que o tio de Chichina tocava em Miramar.

Listen, this isn't the tango Chichina's uncle used to play in Miramar.

— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)

O diretor, ele antes tocava trompete.

The director, he used to play the trumpet.

— A Voz do Coração (2004)

Ela podia cantar todas as canções de Schubert enquanto tocava o piano.

She could sing all of Schubert’s songs while playing the piano.

Eu tocava com o doutor.

I used to play with the doctor.

— Delicatessen (1991)

A menina que tocava piano é minha filha.

The girl who was playing the piano is my daughter.

Mary tocava piano quando era mais nova.

Mary used to play the piano when she was younger.

Eu não sabia que você tocava oboé.

I didn't know you played the oboe.

Ele tocava em segredo no cemitério.

He played music in secret at the cemetery.

— TÁR (2022)

Não fosse a maldita guerra, tocava isto na sala Tchaikovski.

If it weren't for the damn war, this would be playing at Tchaikovsky Hall.

— Quando Voam as Cegonhas (1957)

Tocava bateria.

He played the drums.

João tocava violão e seu amigo cantava.

João played the guitar and his friend sang.

A música tocava forte no apartamento do vizinho.

The music was playing loudly in the neighbor's apartment.

Tom tocava piano e as crianças cantavam.

Tom played the piano and the children sang.

Eu tocava flauta.

I used to play the flute.

Eu disse que tocava violão.

I said I played the guitar.

— O Motorista de Táxi (2017)

O Tom tocava violino.

Tom played the violin.

Meu pai, ele tocava baixo.

My father, he played bass.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Eu sabia que Tom não tocava flauta muito bem.

I knew Tom didn't play the flute very well.

Eu tocava bateria.

I used to play the drums.

Ele tocava o piano e ela cantava.

He played the piano and she sang.

Eu sinto falta do cheiro, do corpo, do jeito que ela me tocava.

I miss her smell, her body, the way she touched me.

— Paraíso Perdido (2018)

Tocava flauta.

He played the flute.

João tocava violão e seus amigos cantavam.

João played the guitar and his friends sang.

A música tocava.

The music was playing.

— Wicked: Parte II (2025)

Naquele momento ela tocava piano.

At that moment she was playing the piano.

Tom tocava violino.

Tom played the violin.

Eu tocava trombone quando era mais nova.

I used to play the trombone when I was younger.

Eu tocava com ele.

I used to play with him.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)

Ele tocava violino durante a sua juventude.

He played the violin during his youth.

Era esse o tipo de música que tocava.

That was the kind of music they played.

— A Lenda do Pianista do Mar (1998)

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