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ci davamo

we called each other …

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phrase Rare #42,715
we called each other … Often used in the phrase “ci davamo del tu,” meaning that people addressed each other informally using tu.
IT: Dopo qualche giorno, ci davamo del tu.
EN: After a few days, we were addressing each other informally.

Ci davamo già del"tu", se mi ricordo bene.

We were already on a first-name basis, if I remember correctly.

— Funny Games (1997)

Da bambine ci davamo del tu.

As children we used to address each other informally.

— Il gattopardo (1963)

Ci davamo dentro.

We were giving it our all.

— Eternity (2025)

Ma non mi sembra che ci davamo del tu!

But it doesn't seem to me that we were on first name terms!

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)