aveva preso

had taken

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had taken Depending on context, it can also mean “had caught,” as with an illness.
IT: Aveva preso il treno delle otto.
EN: He had taken the eight o’clock train.

Tom aveva sentito che Mary aveva preso il raffreddore.

Tom had heard that Mary had caught a cold.

Aveva preso tutto, lo stronzo.

That bastard had taken everything.

— Brother (1997)

Un ragazzo mi ha detto che non era vero; che l'aveva preso la Polizia.

A guy told me it wasn’t true; that the police had taken him.

— Pixote, la legge del più debole (1980)

Aveva preso molti giorni di permesso per arrivare da Tulsa in aereo.

He had taken several days off to fly from Tulsa.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

«Markofferson le aveva preso del denaro in prestito?»

“Had Markofferson borrowed some money from her?”

Caledon, aveva preso alla fidanzata, lei.

Caledon, he had taken to his girlfriend, her.

— Titanic (1997)

Aveva preso i nostri figli, li ha minacciati col coltello!

He had taken our children, he threatened them with a knife!

— Avatar - La via dell'acqua (2022)

Voleva sapere chi aveva preso il suo libro dalla scrivania.

He wanted to know who had taken his book from the desk.

Keith aveva preso quattro prigionieri.

Keith had taken four prisoners.

Aveva preso tanto oppio.

He had taken so much opium.

— Peaky Blinders - The Immortal Man (2026)