understood, could tell
Mi capiva, sapeva come prendermi e io gli dicevo sempre di sì.
He understood me, he knew how to get me and I always said yes to him.
— La vita è bella (1997)
Si capiva subito che abbaiava a me.
It was immediately clear that he was barking at me.
— Le iene (1992)
Non capiva più cosa fosse giusto fare.
He no longer understood what was the right thing to do.
— RRR (2022)
Tom non capiva per niente Mary.
Tom didn't understand Mary at all.
Una era tremenda, non si capiva niente!
One of them was awful—you couldn’t understand a thing!
— The Monster (1994)
Mitya non capiva bene l'inglese allora.
Mitya didn’t understand English very well back then.
— Il fratello grande (2000)
Nella classe c'era un inglese che non capiva una parola di italiano.
There was an English student in the class who didn't understand a word of Italian.
Il tizio che le ha comprate non ci capiva niente.
The guy who bought them didn't have a clue.
— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)
Capiva le persone, le vedeva per come erano veramente.
He understood people, he saw them for who they really were.
— Bullet Train (2022)
Perché non mi ha detto che non capiva il francese?
Why didn’t he tell me he didn’t understand French?