as a child
"Ma quando divenni un uomo, misi da parte le cose da bambino."
But when I became a man, I put childish things aside.
— Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Alphonse è un bambino e ha agito da bambino.
Alphonse is a child and he acted like a child.
— Effetto notte (1973)
Conosco Joe da bambino, ma non posso dire che non c'entri con tutto questo.
I've known Joe since he was a child, but I can't say he has nothing to do with all this.
— Le iene (1992)
Conosco bene questa zona, ci venivo da bambino ogni estate.
I know this area well, I used to come here every summer as a child.
Da bambino cresciuto a Reading con niente, l'umorismo mi ha salvato la vita.
Growing up in Reading with nothing, humor saved my life.
— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)
Da bambino desideravo tantissimo vedere il film “Lo squalo”.
As a child, I really wanted to see the movie “Jaws”.
— L'agente segreto (2025)
As a child he was delicate.
Da bambino ero solito sdraiarmi sulla schiena e guardare le nuvole bianche.
As a child I used to lie on my back and look at the white clouds.