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loro guardavano

were looking at, were watching

→ guardare
guard to watch, to look at + avano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #22,066
were looking at, were watching The imperfect form can mean either “were looking at” or “used to look at,” depending on context.
IT: I bambini guardavano il film in silenzio.
EN: The children were watching the movie quietly.
Conjugation of guardare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First guardavo guardavamo
Second guardavi —
Third guardava guardavano

Lo guardavano tutti.

Everyone was looking at him.

Tom e Mary si guardavano nervosamente.

Tom and Mary looked at each other nervously.

Mi guardavano tutti.

They were all looking at me.

Duecento uomini, seduti in quel piccolo circolo che la guardavano ballare.

Two hundred men, sitting in that little circle, watching her dance.

— Prova a prendermi (2002)

I tre ragazzi si guardavano a vicenda.

The three boys looked at each other.

Tutti guardavano i miei piedi.

Everyone was looking at my feet.

Sia Tom che Mary guardavano John.

Both Tom and Mary looked at John.

Tom e Mary mangiavano dei popcorn mentre guardavano il film.

Tom and Mary ate popcorn while watching the movie.

Tom e Mary si guardavano attraverso la finestra.

Tom and Mary looked at each other through the window.

Tutti si guardavano, coi visi bianchi.

They all looked at one another, their faces pale.

La guardavano tutte.

They were all looking at her.

Tutti guardavano Tom come se lui avesse perso la testa.

Everyone looked at Tom as if he had lost his mind.

Le guardavano tutti.

Everyone was looking at them.

Non si guardavano intorno.

They weren’t looking around.