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lui girava

was turning, was rotating, was spinning, was going around, was circulating

→ girare
gir to film, to shoot + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #38,676
was turning, was rotating, was spinning The exact English wording depends on what is turning or spinning.
IT: La ruota girava lentamente.
EN: The wheel was turning slowly.
was going around, was circulating Used for news, rumors, or stories that are being passed around.
IT: Girava voce che il negozio avrebbe chiuso.
EN: A rumor was going around that the store was closing.
Conjugation of girare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third girava giravano

Sapevo che la luna girava intorno a Goddard.

I knew that the moon orbited Goddard.

Il proiettore girava a mano, così, con la manovella.

The projector turned by hand, like that, with the crank.

— Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Girava voce che l'OXE avesse fatto una scoperta rivoluzionaria.

There were rumors that OXE had made a revolutionary discovery.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Prima mi girava tutto a sinistra adesso mi gira tutto a destra.

At first, everything was spinning to the left; now it’s spinning to the right.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Quando arrivò Henry, mi girava la testa.

When Henry arrived, my head was spinning.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

Poteva sempre dire in che direzione girava il vento.

He could always tell which way the wind was blowing.