mi avevano

they had … me

→ mi
phrase Uncommon #21,762
they had … me The phrase is followed by a past participle that completes the meaning. “Mi” means “me,” and “avevano” means “they had.”
IT: Mi avevano invitato alla festa.
EN: They had invited me to the party.

Mi avevano detto che da voi non pioveva mai.

I had been told that it never rained where you were.

— Il gattopardo (1963)

Mi avevano avvisata e non te l'ho detto.

They had warned me, and I didn't tell you.

— Questione di tempo (2013)

E se avessi avuto nove anni quando mi avevano cambiata?

What if I’d been nine years old when they had switched me?

I miei ospiti non avevano UniLink, ma mi avevano spiegato a cosa serviva.

My guests didn’t have UniLink, but they had explained to me what it was for.

Mi avevano detto che eri morta.

They had told me you were dead.

— Tre colori - Film blu (1993)

In tre settimane non mi avevano mai fatto giocare.

In three weeks, they hadn't let me play at all.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

Si può dire che mi avevano selezionato?

Can you say that they had selected me?

— Parasite (2019)

Mi avevano consigliato di dire così.

I had been advised to say that.

— Audition (2000)

Non capivo la parte in cui diceva che mi avevano rimessa in salute.

I didn’t understand the part where they said they had nursed me back to health.

Mi avevano abituato a guardare il mondo dall'alto in basso.

They had gotten me used to looking down on the world.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

Mi avevano detto che eri bellissimo.

They told me you were beautiful.

— Love Actually - L'amore davvero (2003)

Gli assassini mi avevano impiccato.

The assassins had hanged me.

— Pinocchio (2019)

Mi avevano chiesto chi fossero i miei genitori, dov’era il mio tutore.

They had asked me who my parents were and where my guardian was.

Mi avevano trasferito.

They had transferred me.

— Solaris (1972)