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lui lasciava

was leaving, left, was letting, let, allowed

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lasci to leave, to depart from + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,554
was leaving, left The imperfect can describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: Lasciava sempre la porta aperta.
EN: She always left the door open.
was letting, let, allowed Used with another verb, lasciare means to let or allow someone to do something.
IT: Non lasciava entrare nessuno.
EN: He wasn’t letting anyone come in.
Conjugation of lasciare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third lasciava —

Il primo era di mia moglie, mi diceva che mi lasciava.

The first was from my wife, she was telling me she was leaving me.

— Il quinto elemento (1997)

La bambina non mi lasciava vedere il giocattolo.

The little girl wouldn’t let me see the toy.

Vestiva bene, mangiava bene, quello che gli lasciava il padrone.

He dressed well, he ate well, what his master left him.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Se lasciava una bottiglia a metà, era successo qualcosa di serio.

If he left a bottle half-finished, something serious had happened.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Tom si lasciava influenzare facilmente.

Tom was easily influenced.