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noi cercavamo

were looking for, were searching for

→ cercare
cerc to look for, to search for + a to + v Imperfect + amo we imperfect
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #39,388
were looking for, were searching for The exact English wording depends on context; it can also mean “were trying to find.”
IT: Cercavamo le chiavi in cucina.
EN: We were looking for the keys in the kitchen.
Conjugation of cercare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First cercavo cercavamo
Second cercavi —
Third cercava cercavano

Bravo, questa è la risposta giusta che cercavamo da tempo!

Well done, this is the right answer we've been looking for!

Lo cercavamo per delle ore!

We looked for it for hours!

— M - Il mostro di Düsseldorf (1931)

Dopo l'incidente, cercavamo entrambi di sentirci meglio.

After the accident, we were both trying to feel better.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

E noi ti cercavamo!

And we were looking for you!

— Il tamburo di latta (1979)

E Nocche ha detto che non cercavamo una banda criminale.

And Nocche said we weren't looking for a criminal gang.

— Paddington 2 (2017)