disse che aveva

said that he or she had

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phrase Very common #1,248

said that he or she had A compositional phrase: disse means said and aveva means had. The subject pronoun is often omitted in Italian, so it can mean he said that he had or she said that she had, depending on context. Disse is a past narrative form often seen in books and storytelling.

IT: Luca disse che aveva dimenticato le chiavi.

EN: Luca said that he had forgotten the keys.

Disse che aveva molti soldi.

He said he had a lot of money.

Tom disse che aveva trent'anni.

Tom said he was thirty years old.

Mi disse che aveva un lavoro per me.

He told me he had a job for me.

Disse che aveva una sorpresa per lei.

He said he had a surprise for her.

Mary mi disse che aveva freddo.

Mary told me she was cold.

Mary disse che aveva freddo.

Mary said she was cold.

Mary disse che aveva un regalo per Tom.

Mary said she had a present for Tom.

Mi disse che aveva davvero fame.

He told me he was really hungry.

Disse che aveva freddo.

He said he was cold.

Tom disse che aveva una figlia.

Tom said he had a daughter.

Disse che aveva voglia di ballare.

He said he wanted to dance.

Mary mi disse che aveva un piano.

Mary told me she had a plan.

Disse che aveva ancora paura.

He said he was still scared.

Mi disse che aveva freddo.

He told me he was cold.

Disse che aveva molta fame.

He said he was very hungry.

Mi disse che aveva paura dei serpenti.

He told me he was afraid of snakes.

Disse che aveva più di trent'anni.

He said he was over thirty.

Disse che aveva una figlia.

He said he had a daughter.

Mary disse che aveva ancora paura.

Mary said she was still scared.

Mary disse che aveva un contratto.

Mary said she had a contract.

Mi disse che aveva il mal di testa.

He told me he had a headache.

Ci disse che aveva contatti su entrambi i lati.

He told us he had contacts on both sides.

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Disse che aveva molto freddo.

He said he was very cold.

Mi disse che aveva più di trent'anni.

He told me he was over thirty.

Tom disse che aveva un coltello.

Tom said he had a knife.

Disse che aveva tre cani a casa.

He said he had three dogs at home.

Mary mi disse che aveva ancora paura.

Mary told me she was still scared.

Disse che aveva una sorpresa per voi.

He said he had a surprise for you.

Mary mi disse che aveva trent'anni.

Mary told me she was thirty years old.

Mary disse che aveva la coscienza pulita.

Mary said she had a clear conscience.

Mary disse che aveva una sorpresa per te.

Mary said she had a surprise for you.

Mi disse che aveva molta fame.

He told me he was very hungry.

Tom disse che aveva intenzione di indossare uno smoking nero.

Tom said he planned to wear a black tuxedo.

Disse che aveva un impiego per me.

He said he had a job for me.

Disse che aveva voglia di ubriacarsi.

He said he wanted to get drunk.

Mary disse che aveva ancora molte cose da fare.

Mary said she still had a lot of things to do.

Mary disse che aveva tre cani a casa.

Mary said she had three dogs at home.