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lui fregava

didn't care, was rubbing

→ fregare
freg cheat; screw over + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #46,640
didn't care In the common expression fregarsene, usually used with ne and often with niente or nulla.
IT: Non me ne fregava niente.
EN: I didn't care at all.
was rubbing
IT: Si fregava le mani per il freddo.
EN: He was rubbing his hands because of the cold.
Conjugation of fregare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third fregava —

Se ne fregava dei clienti.

He didn’t care about the customers.

— Blow Out (1981)

Fumava e se ne fregava.

He smoked and didn't care.

— Addio mia concubina (1993)

Coretti padre fumava la pipa e si fregava le mani.

Coretti's father smoked a pipe and rubbed his hands together.

Tutti gli occhi erano puntati su di me al tavolo, ma non me ne fregava niente.

All eyes were on me at the table, but I didn't give a damn.