da bambina

as a little girl

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phrase Uncommon #19,144
as a little girl Used to say what someone did or was like during her childhood; the masculine form is “da bambino.”
IT: Da bambina, passavo le estati al mare.
EN: As a little girl, I spent summers by the sea.

Venne in Giappone da bambina.

She came to Japan as a child.

Da bambina, a Elisa piaceva giocare alle infermiere con le bambole.

As a child, Elisa loved playing nurses with dolls.

Guarda qui… questa è mia nipote Geisa, da bambina.

Look here…this is my niece Geisa, as a child.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Da bambina, mia madre era solita dimmi cose del genere.

As a child, my mother used to tell me things like that.

— Tempo d'estate (1955)

Ho subito un'aggressione sessuale da bambina.

I was sexually assaulted as a child.

Non abbiamo foto di Fengxia da bambina.

We don't have any photos of Fengxia as a child.

— Vivere! (1994)

Qui venivo a giocare da bambina.

I used to come here to play as a child.

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

Da bambina avrei voluto un vestito così!

As a child I wish I had a dress like this!

— Il labirinto del fauno (2006)

Il suo cibo preferito da bambina era la pizza.

Her favorite food as a child was pizza.

Come molti di noi, lei era molto timida da bambina.

Like many of us, she was very shy as a child.

Da bambina, io amavo le Barbie.

As a child, I loved Barbie dolls.

Ho solo ricordi da bambina.

I only have memories from when I was a child.

L'ho conosciuta da bambina!

I’ve known her since she was a child!

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Io ho vissuto in questa casa da bambina.

I lived in this house as a child.

Da bambina adoravo questa scala.

As a child I loved this staircase.

— Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)