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projetava

Projetava is a conjugated form of the Portuguese verb projetar. It is the imperfect indicative form, used to describe actions in the past that were ongoing or habitual. The verb projetar means to project, to throw forward, to plan or forecast, or to display images or information by projection, depending on the context. Etymology traces to Latin proicere, with the form entering Portuguese through Romance languages.

In usage, projetava appears in narrative and descriptive writing to convey past ongoing activity. Examples: "Ele

Notes and related forms: projetava is not a proper noun and is not used as a name;

See also: projetar, projeção.

projetava
um
novo
plano
de
negócios"
(He
was
projecting
a
new
business
plan)
and
"Ela
projetava
as
sombras
no
teto
com
a
lanterna"
(She
projected
shadows
on
the
ceiling
with
the
flashlight).
In
contemporary
contexts
involving
visual
displays,
it
can
describe
the
act
of
showing
content
on
a
screen,
as
in
"O
apresentador
projetava
os
gráficos
no
projetor"
(The
presenter
projected
the
graphs
onto
the
projector).
when
capitalized,
it
would
suggest
a
title
or
an
error.
Related
terms
include
projetar
(to
project),
projeção
(projection),
and
projection
in
technical
or
statistical
senses.