This is the 10871st most frequent Portuguese word.
indicava
"Indicava" means "indicated" or "was indicating" in English.
The word 'indicava' is used as the past tense, in the imperfect aspect, of the verb 'indicar', showing an ongoing indication made by the map in the past.
O mapa indicava onde o tesouro estava enterrado.
The map indicated where the treasure was buried.
Here, 'indicava' illustrates the act of recommending repeatedly to tourists in the past, in the imperfect tense of the verb 'indicar'.
Ela indicava os melhores restaurantes da cidade aos turistas.
She recommended the best restaurants in the city to the tourists.
In this instance, 'indicava' is used to denote the repeated action of pointing out or highlighting specific topics during the past classes, employing 'indicar' in its imperfect form.