lui illuminava

was illuminating, was lighting up

→ illuminare
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #43,764
was illuminating, was lighting up
IT: La luna illuminava la strada.
EN: The moon was lighting up the street.
Conjugation of illuminare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third illuminava —

La luna bianca illuminava il sentiero tra gli alberi del parco di notte.

The white moon illuminated the path between the trees of the park at night.

Una candela illuminava la stanza.

A candle lit the room.

Appena mi vedeva, uno splendido sorriso gli illuminava il viso.

As soon as he saw me, a splendid smile lit up his face.

— Senna (2010)

Questo enorme fuoco lunare, che illuminava il nostro cammino.

This enormous moonlit fire, which illuminated our path.

— Lo Hobbit: La desolazione di Smaug (2013)