da piccolo

as a child

→ da
phrase Uncommon #11,279
as a child Used to refer to someone when they were young; the form changes to da piccola for a female subject.
IT: Da piccolo passavo le estati dai nonni.
EN: As a child, I spent summers at my grandparents’ house.

Ci giocavi spesso da piccolo.

You used to play it a lot as a kid.

— Una luce dal passato (2004)

Da piccolo avevo un cestino"Bounty Law", per il pranzo.

When I was little, I had a “Bounty Law” lunchbox.

— C'era una volta a… Hollywood (2019)

Anche da piccolo, sapeva sempre cosa voleva.

Even as a child, he always knew what he wanted.

— Senna (2010)

Tu anche da piccolo non hai mai avuto un briciolo di fantasia.

Even as a child, you never had a shred of imagination.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Da piccolo ti hanno messo qualcosa di strano nel latte.

When you were little they put something strange in your milk.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Xiaolou non ti ha sempre protetto da piccolo?

Didn't Xiaolou always protect you when you were little?

— Addio mia concubina (1993)

Da piccolo avevo un cane che si chiamava Rocco e mi seguiva ovunque.

When I was little I had a dog called Rocco who followed me everywhere.

Da piccolo, stava bene.

When he was little, he was well.

— Mommy (2014)

Se parli del nano non l'avevo da piccolo.

If you're talking about the dwarf, I didn't have one when I was little.

— Il favoloso mondo di Amélie (2001)

E da piccolo ero anche un chiacchierone.

And as a child I was also a chatterbox.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Da piccolo credevi a Babbo Natale e adesso in Dio.

As a child you believed in Santa Claus and now in God.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

Mi ci facevo tutti i giocattoli da piccolo.

I used to make all my toys out of it when I was little.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Trovò delle foto di lui da piccolo.

She found some photos of him as a child.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Da piccolo volevo un cane ma i miei genitori non me lo permettevano.

When I was little I wanted a dog but my parents wouldn't let me.