aveva perso

had lost

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phrase Uncommon #19,576
had lost The past perfect form of “perdere” (to lose), used for an action completed before another past event or point in time.
IT: Aveva perso le chiavi di casa.
EN: He had lost his house keys.

Quando la febbre è scesa, aveva perso la voce.

When the fever had gone down, she had lost her voice.

— Vivere! (1994)

Tom non voleva dire a Mary che lui aveva perso tutti i suoi soldi.

Tom didn't want to tell Mary that he had lost all his money.

Aveva perso la fede nella Chiesa.

He had lost faith in the Church.

— Conclave (2024)

Forse aveva perso le sue capacità.

Maybe he had lost his abilities.

— Senna (2010)

Ormai mio padre aveva perso ogni speranza in me.

By then, my father had lost all hope in me.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Ultimamente aveva perso molti soldi.

He had lost a lot of money lately.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Mary ha trovato l'orologio che aveva perso.

Mary found the watch she had lost.

Il bambino stava piangendo perché aveva perso il suo giocattolo preferito.

The child was crying because he had lost his favorite toy.

Aveva perso tutto il potere politico.

He had lost all political power.

Tom aveva perso tutta la speranza.

Tom had lost all hope.

Tom realizzò che aveva perso il suo portafoglio.

Tom realized he had lost his wallet.

Tom ha trovato l'orologio che aveva perso.

Tom found the watch he had lost.

Tom non voleva dire a Mary che lui aveva perso tutti il suo denaro.

Tom didn't want to tell Mary that he had lost all his money.

Aveva perso la memoria dopo il colpo che gli aveva rovinato la faccia.

He had lost his memory after the blow that had ruined his face.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Si sentiva triste perché aveva perso suo padre.

He felt sad because he had lost his father.

Aveva perso denaro eppure viveva in una villa di lusso.

He had lost money and yet he lived in a luxury villa.

— Decision to Leave (2022)