No. 13,614 in Spanish
respaldaba
"Respaldaba" means "supported" or "backed up."
In a sentence
El profesor respaldaba a sus estudiantes en sus proyectos académicos.
The teacher supported his students in their academic projects.
In this sentence, 'respaldaba' expresses ongoing action of providing support or assistance to the students' endeavors, reflecting the imperfect tense usage for habitual or continuous past actions.
La empresa respaldaba financieramente la investigación científica.
The company financially supported scientific research.
Here, 'respaldaba' refers to the past provision of support, characterized as an habitual or repeated action in the context of financial backing.
Ella siempre respaldaba las ideas de su equipo para mejorar las estrategias.
She always supported her team's ideas to improve strategies.
In this case, 'respaldaba' denotes a past repetitive or ongoing action of agreeing with or endorsing ideas in a collaborative setting.
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