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lui pioveva

it was raining

→ piovere
piov to rain + eva 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #12,383
it was raining Imperfect tense of "piovere"; describes ongoing or habitual rain in the past.
IT: Ieri pomeriggio pioveva e siamo rimasti a casa.
EN: Yesterday afternoon it was raining, and we stayed home.
Conjugation of piovere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third pioveva —

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)

Pioveva.

It was raining.

Quella notte che pioveva.

That night it rained.

— La vita è bella (1997)

Ricordo che pioveva forte quella notte.

I remember it was raining heavily that night.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Anche se pioveva, l'ho fatto.

Even though it was raining, I did it.

Mi avevano detto che da voi non pioveva mai.

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

— Il gattopardo (1963)

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 troppo forte per controllare.

It was raining too hard to check.

Quando pioveva, dovevamo staccare la corrente.

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

— Fight Club (1999)

Ayrton era eccezionale quando pioveva.

Ayrton was exceptional when it rained.

— Senna (2010)

Pioveva anche quando ci siamo conosciuti.

It was raining when we met too.

— Tampopo (1985)

Pioveva ieri pomeriggio.

It was raining yesterday afternoon.

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

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

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

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.

Pioveva davvero forte.

It was raining really hard.

— Senna (2010)

Pioveva quando sono arrivati.

It was raining when they arrived.

Tu indossavi uno scialle nero e pioveva.

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

— Dal cuore (1998)

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)

Mia sorella voleva andare al cinema ma pioveva troppo forte.

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

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 fortissimo.

It was raining heavily.

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

Pioveva, l'ho vista per un attimo.

It was raining; I saw her for a moment.

— Suspiria (1977)

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)