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era tornata

had returned

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phrase Rare #36,829
had returned Used with a feminine subject; it can also mean “had come back.”
IT: Quando sono arrivato, lei era tornata a casa.
EN: When I arrived, she had returned home.

La concubina era tornata alla vita.

The concubine had come back to life.

— Addio mia concubina (1993)

A quel punto la Silver Moon era tornata.

By then, the Silver Moon had returned.

Non sapevo che era tornata.

I didn’t know she was back.

Era tornata come prima.

She had gone back to how she was before.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Non lo sapevo che era tornata.

I didn’t know she was back.

Alicia non era tornata.

Alicia hadn't returned.

— Parla con lei (2002)