devanábamos
Imperfectnosotrosconjugation ofdevanar.

devanar

devanar(
deh
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bah
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nahr
)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to wind
Después de pasarme una hora devanando la madeja, el gato la enredó otra vez.After spending one hour winding the skein, the cat tangled it up again.
devanarse
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to rack one's brains
Me devano tratando de encontrar una explicación de su conducta, pero no la hallo.I rack my brains trying to find an explanation for his behavior, but I can't find any.
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