This is the 9248th most frequent Portuguese word.
carregava
"Carregava" means "was carrying" or "used to carry."
The word 'carregávamos' is the first person plural form of 'carregava' used to indicate a continuous past action performed collectively.
Nós carregávamos as caixas para o caminhão juntos.
We were carrying the boxes to the truck together.
In this sentence, 'carregava' is used in the imperfect past tense to describe a habitual or ongoing action in the past.
Ele carregava a mochila cheia de livros.
He was carrying the backpack full of books.
Here, 'carregava' illustrates carrying an abstract notion like an expression, also in the imperfect past tense.