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lui batteva

was beating, beat

→ battere
batt to beat, to defeat + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #25,565
was beating, beat In these examples, used for a heart beating; it can also mean typing when used with “a macchina.”
IT: Il cuore batteva forte.
EN: The heart was beating hard.
Conjugation of battere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third batteva —

Il mio cuore batteva all'impazzata.

My heart was pounding like crazy.

Il suo cuore batteva all'impazzata.

His heart was pounding like crazy.

Sui muri alti batteva il sole.

The sun beat down on the high walls.

Che gli occhi le sono stati tolti quando il cuore ancora batteva.

That her eyes were taken away while her heart was still beating.

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Il tizio della stanza a fianco batteva sul muro per il casino.

The guy in the next room was banging on the wall because of the noise.

— L'odio (1995)

Mi batteva forte il cuore.

My heart was pounding.

Il cuore batteva veloce mentre aspettavo i risultati dell'esame importante.

My heart was beating fast as I waited for the results of the important test.

Devi mantenere il contatto visivo e Piton non batteva ciglio.

You have to maintain eye contact and Snape didn't bat an eyelid.

— Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001)

Il cuore batteva forte mentre aspettava i risultati dell'esame.

Her heart was pounding as she waited for the test results.

Lei ha fatto molti errori mentre batteva a macchina il rapporto.

She made many mistakes while typing the report.

Ha fatto molti errori mentre batteva a macchina il rapporto.

He made many mistakes while typing the report.