when young
Ma lei era bellissima da giovane.
But she was beautiful when she was young.
— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)
Da giovane viaggiava tantissimo per l'Europa con lo zaino in spalla.
As a young man he traveled extensively around Europe with a backpack.
Come me ha perso la madre da giovane.
Like me, he lost his mother when he was young.
— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Sì, da giovane ero camionista.
Yes, I was a truck driver when I was young.
— Tutto su mia madre (1999)
Da giovane avevo molti più amici di quanti ne abbia adesso purtroppo.
When I was young I had many more friends than I do now, unfortunately.
Dev'essere stata molto bella da giovane.
She must have been very beautiful when she was young.
Da giovane sognava di diventare astronauta e viaggiare nello spazio.
As a young man he dreamed of becoming an astronaut and traveling into space.
Puoi crederci o no, ma da giovane non era male, sai?
Believe it or not, he wasn't bad-looking when he was young, you know?
— I morti non muoiono (2019)