I knew him
Ero morta di paura, lo conoscevo appena.
I was scared to death, I barely knew him.
— Y tu mamá también - Anche tua madre (2001)
I barely knew him.
I didn't know him back then.
I knew him very well.
I didn't know him at all.
Il signor Smith, per come lo conoscevo, era un uomo modesto.
Mr. Smith, as I knew him, was a modest man.
Io lo conoscevo da molto tempo.
I knew him for a long time.