lui pioveva

it was raining

→ piovere
piov to rain + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #12,199
it was raining Impersonal; it does not change to agree with a subject.
IT: Ieri sera pioveva molto.
EN: It was raining a lot last night.
Conjugation of piovere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third pioveva —

Pioveva a catinelle.

It was pouring rain.

Tu indossavi uno scialle nero e pioveva.

You were wearing a black shawl, and it was raining.

— Dal cuore (1998)

Quella notte che pioveva e io le feci un ombrello col cuscino.

That night, when it was raining, I made her an umbrella out of the pillow.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Anche se pioveva, l'ho fatto.

Even though it was raining, I did it.

Pioveva fortissimo.

It was raining heavily.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

Pioveva, ma aspettavamo in strada perché lui voleva il tuo autografo.

It was raining, but we waited on the street because he wanted your autograph.

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

Mancava poco alla mezzanotte, pioveva, tirava vento.

It was almost midnight; it was raining and windy.

Ma quella notte, quando pioveva, hai visto il suo assassinio, vero?

But that night, when it was raining, you saw his murder, right?

— Memorie di un assassino (2003)

Pioveva così forte, come se dovesse affondare il mondo.

It was raining so hard, as if the world were about to sink.

— Dal cuore (1998)

Pioveva proprio come adesso.

It was raining just like now.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)

"Io giuro che pioveva così tanto quella notte che sembravo peggio di Oleniak."

I swear, it was raining so hard that night I looked worse than Oleniak.

— Il segreto dei suoi occhi (2009)

Ayrton era eccezionale quando pioveva.

Ayrton was exceptional when it rained.

— Senna (2010)

Pioveva e si stava facendo buio, ma non accesi la luce.

It was raining and getting dark, but I didn't turn on the light.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Pioveva, l'ho vista per un attimo.

It was raining; I saw her for a moment.

— Suspiria (1977)

Mia sorella voleva andare al cinema ma pioveva troppo forte.

My sister wanted to go to the cinema but it was raining too hard.

Ricordo che pioveva forte quella notte.

I remember it was raining heavily that night.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Vuoi ritornare trent'anni indietro, quando a fine agosto pioveva sempre?

Do you want to go back thirty years, when it always rained at the end of August?

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Pioveva anche quando ci siamo conosciuti.

It was raining when we met too.

— Tampopo (1985)

Pioveva ieri pomeriggio.

It was raining yesterday afternoon.

Pioveva.

It was raining.

Mi avevano detto che da voi non pioveva mai.

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

— Il gattopardo (1963)

Pioveva davvero forte.

It was raining really hard.

— Senna (2010)

Pioveva quando sono arrivati.

It was raining when they arrived.

Quando pioveva, dovevamo staccare la corrente.

When it rained, we had to turn off the power.

— Fight Club (1999)

Durante l'incidente di Alicia pioveva.

It was raining during Alicia's accident.

— Parla con lei (2002)

Ma non pioveva dieci minuti fa!

But it wasn't raining ten minutes ago!

— Famiglia all'improvviso - Istruzioni non incluse (2016)

Ricordo che pioveva forte quando siamo partiti per le vacanze quell'anno.

I remember it was raining heavily when we left for vacation that year.