no llevaba

wasn't wearing / wasn't carrying

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phrase Common #4,616

wasn't wearing / wasn't carrying The imperfect form of llevar, used for something someone was not wearing or did not have with them at a particular time.

SP: Cuando salí de casa, no llevaba mi teléfono.

EN: When I left the house, I wasn't carrying my phone.

No llevaba el pasaporte encima.

I didn't have my passport on me.

No llevaba nada puesto excepto su ropa interior.

She was wearing nothing except her underwear.

Colombo no llevaba sombrero.

Columbus wasn't wearing a hat.

— El cielo sobre Berlín (1987)

Tom no llevaba sus zapatos puestos.

Tom wasn't wearing his shoes.

Él no llevaba sombrero.

He wasn't wearing a hat.

La tarta que ella comió no llevaba ninguna cereza encima.

The cake she ate didn’t have any cherries on top.

Yo ya no llevaba una en el trabajo.

I no longer wore one at work.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

No llevaba cinturón.

He wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

— Contratiempo (2017)

No llevaba un mes en el extranjero cuando enfermó.

He hadn't been abroad for a month when he fell ill.

Resultó que yo no llevaba nada de dinero.

It turned out I didn't have any money on me.

No llevaba mis gafas.

I wasn't wearing my glasses.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Tom no llevaba la dirección de Mary consigo.

Tom didn't have Mary's address with him.

Tom se dio cuenta de que no llevaba dinero consigo.

Tom realized he didn't have any money with him.

Mary no llevaba mucho tiempo con él.

Mary hadn't been with him for long.

Ese ser humano no llevaba mono y se movía.

That human being was not wearing a jumpsuit and was moving.

— Solaris (1972)

No llevaba nuestra sangre, pero la queríamos.

She didn’t share our blood, but we loved her.

— Mystic River (2003)