credeva che

believed that

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believed that Used for a past belief or thought; the subject can be he, she, or it.
IT: Credeva che fossimo a casa.
EN: He thought we were at home.

Credeva che succedesse solo a lui.

He thought it only happened to him.

— Solaris (1972)

Ma si credeva che fosse tardi.

But it was thought to be late.

Nessuno credeva che lui fosse andato in Svizzera.

Nobody believed that he had gone to Switzerland.

Una volta si credeva che la terra fosse il centro dell'universo.

It was once believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.

Credeva che mi avessero rimosso i testicoli.

He thought they had removed my testicles.

— Fight Club (1999)

Credeva di essere, e credeva che anche il resto del team.

He believed he was, and the rest of the team believed he was, too.

— Senna (2010)

Mary credeva che Julia fosse sua sorella.

Mary believed that Julia was her sister.

Sami credeva che tutti i musulmani fossero terroristi.

Sami believed that all Muslims were terrorists.

Tom non credeva che fosse una tigre.

Tom didn't believe it was a tiger.

Credeva che la scena in costume fosse stata fatta.

He thought that the costume scene had been filmed.

— Effetto notte (1973)

Tom credeva che Mary venisse dall'Australia.

Tom thought that Mary was from Australia.