loro ebbero

had

ˈe b . b e . r o → avere
ebb past historic + ero 3rd-person plural past tense
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #26,122
had A past-tense form mainly used in written narratives and storytelling; less common in everyday conversation.
IT: Ebbero una bella idea.
EN: They had a good idea.
Conjugation of avere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First ebbi avemmo
Second — aveste
Third ebbe ebbero

Tutti ebbero un buon anno.

Everyone had a good year.

Tom e Mary ebbero la stessa idea.

Tom and Mary had the same idea.

Ebbero successo.

They were successful.

Loro ebbero successo.

They were successful.

Poi tutti e due ebbero un brivido.

Then they both shivered.

Poi conobbe quel Potter ed ebbero te e sapevo che saresti stato uguale.

Then she met that Potter guy and they had you and I knew you would be the same.

— Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001)

Ebbero poco tempo per mirare.

They had little time to aim.

Non ebbero il tempo di svegliarsi.

They didn't have time to wake up.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Gli Yankees ebbero la meglio sui Dodgers.

The Yankees got the better of the Dodgers.

Loro ebbero problemi a trovare il posto.

They had trouble finding the place.

Ebbero un incidente d'auto, Zeca si salvò e fuggì.

They had a car accident; Zeca survived and fled.

— La pelle che abito (2011)