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loro chiamavano

were called, were named, were calling, called

→ chiamare
chiam call + ava imperfect tense + no 3rd person plural imperfect past
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #33,042
were called, were named
IT: Si chiamavano Luca e Marco.
EN: They were called Luca and Marco.
were calling, called
IT: Chiamavano spesso i loro amici.
EN: They often called their friends.
Conjugation of chiamare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First chiamavo chiamavamo
Second chiamavi —
Third chiamava chiamavano

Ma si chiamavano tutti così e l'ho cambiato in Idris.

But they were all called that, so I changed it to Idris.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

E chiamavano tutte le loro figlie Marie.

And they called all their daughters Mary.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Come la chiamavano?

What did they call her?

— Un affare di famiglia (2018)

Si chiamavano così.

That's what they called themselves.

— Mystic River (2003)

Quasi tutti si chiamavano Peter o Paul.

Almost all of them were called Peter or Paul.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Come si chiamavano?

What were their names?

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

All'epoca non si chiamavano cazzate però.

Back then, though, they weren’t called bullshit.

— Il profeta (2009)

Gli uccelli chiamavano tra gli alberi.

The birds were calling to one another among the trees.