parlava con

was talking to

→ parlare
phrase Uncommon #17,872
was talking to Used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past; con means “with.”
IT: Marta parlava con sua sorella.
EN: Marta was talking to her sister.

A me non piaceva il modo in cui lei parlava con le persone.

I didn't like the way she spoke to people.

Il modo in cui parlava con quei poliziotti e tutto.

The way he talked to those cops and everything.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Parlava con chiunque incontrasse.

He talked to everyone he met.

L'ho vista ieri sera, mentre parlava con Gorodetsky.

I saw her last night while she was talking to Gorodetsky.

— I guardiani del giorno (2006)

Sua moglie si era chiusa in casa e non parlava con nessuno.

His wife had shut herself away at home and wasn’t talking to anyone.

La ragazza parlava con gli alberi.

The girl talked to the trees.

Che parlava con l'avvocato per tuo fratello.

Who was talking to the lawyer about your brother.

— Il profeta (2009)

Yanni parlava con il suo gatto.

Yanni was talking to his cat.

Parlava con una pipa in bocca.

He spoke with a pipe in his mouth.

Pat quella notte parlava con qualcuno all'interno della scuola.

Pat was talking to someone inside the school that night.

— Suspiria (1977)

Non mi piaceva il modo in cui parlava con le persone.

I didn’t like the way he spoke to people.

Paulie parlava con meno di sei persone.

Paulie was talking to fewer than six people.

— Quei bravi ragazzi (1990)

A me non piaceva il modo in cui parlava con la gente.

I didn't like the way he spoke to people.

Yanni parlava con il suo coniglio.

Yanni was talking to his rabbit.

Parlava con se stesso mentre preparava il caffè.

He was talking to himself while making coffee.

È la ragazza che parlava con voi su Skype.

She's the girl who was talking to you on Skype.

— Queen (2014)

Quell'inglese al bar parlava con un accento buffo che faceva ridere tutti.

That English guy at the bar spoke with a funny accent that made everyone laugh.

Non mi piaceva il modo in cui lei parlava con la gente.

I didn't like the way she spoke to people.