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loro permettevano

allowed, let

→ permettere
permett allow + evano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #44,209
allowed, let Depending on context, this past-tense form can also mean “were allowing.”
IT: I miei genitori non mi permettevano di uscire.
EN: My parents didn’t let me go out.
Conjugation of permettere
SingularPlural
First permettermi permetterci
Second permetterti —
permetterepermettersi
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — permettevano

E me lo permettevano.

And they let me.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

E altri non permettevano loro di farlo.

And others did not allow them to do so.

— Dangal (2016)

Da piccolo volevo un cane ma i miei genitori non me lo permettevano.

When I was little I wanted a dog but my parents wouldn't let me.

Che le regole non lo permettevano?

That the rules didn't allow it?

— Le iene (1992)