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quando era

when … was

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phrase Common #8,009
when … was The subject is usually understood from context.
IT: Quando era piccolo, viveva in campagna.
EN: When he was little, he lived in the countryside.

Sei nato alcolizzato perché tua madre beveva come una spugna quando era incinta.

You were born an alcoholic because your mother drank like a fish while she was pregnant.

— Oh Boy - Un caffè a Berlino (2012)

E non c'eri nemmeno quando era vivo.

And you weren't even there when he was alive.

— Love Letters (2025)

Provai a scegliere quelli buoni, quando era possibile.

I tried to choose the good ones, when possible.

— La ragazza d'autunno (2019)

Quando era nel circo?

When was he in the circus?

— Il favoloso mondo di Amélie (2001)

Un interesse vivo per la scienza lo accompagna fin da quando era ragazzo.

A keen interest in science has accompanied him since he was a boy.

Mary iniziò a scrivere poesie quando era molto giovane.

Mary began writing poetry when she was very young.

Tom se l'è passata bene quando era a Boston.

Tom had a good time when he was in Boston.

Non l'hai fatto quando era sveglia.

You didn't do it when she was awake.

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Tom era molto pigro quando era un adolescente.

Tom was very lazy when he was a teenager.

Quando era un bambino, sarebbe andato a pescare la domenica.

When he was a kid, he would go fishing on Sundays.

Tom collezionava le carte dei Pokemon quando era un bambino.

Tom collected Pokemon cards when he was a kid.

Deve gratitudine a chi lo ha accolto quando era in difficoltà.

He owes gratitude to those who took him in when he was in difficulty.

Dopo, quando era ormai troppo tardi!

Afterwards, when it was already too late!

— Andrej Rublëv (1966)

Un amico ha il dovere di far sentire l'altro come quando era bambino.

A friend has a duty to make the other person feel the way they did as a child.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Sua madre sostiene che tutto è iniziato quando era uno studente di Fletcher.

His mother maintains that it all started when he was a Fletcher student.

— Whiplash (2014)

Lei mi ha fatto vedere una foto di sua madre quando era studentessa.

She showed me a photo of her mother when she was a student.

Sa come mi chiamava Masami quando era piccola?

Do you know what Masami called me when she was little?

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

L'hanno trattata come una sorella quando era in Italia.

They treated her like a sister when she was in Italy.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Sa nuotare benissimo perché ha fatto corsi fin da quando era piccola.

She can swim very well because she has taken courses since she was little.

Venne quando era troppo tardi.

He came when it was too late.

Bob era timido quando era uno studente alle superiori.

Bob was shy when he was a high school student.

L'ha fatto quando era ubriaca.

She did it when she was drunk.

Italo Calvino è tornato in Italia quando era appena un ragazzo.

Italo Calvino returned to Italy when he was just a boy.

Andava a pescare nel fiume quando era bambino.

He used to go fishing in the river when he was a child.

Da-song ha visto un fantasma in casa quando era in prima elementare.

Da-song saw a ghost in his house when he was in first grade.

— Parasite (2019)

È morta quando era piccolo.

She died when he was little.

— Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)

Ti eri preso cura di mia figlia quando era a Táinán.

You had taken care of my daughter when she was in Tainan.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)

Egli non era così quando era uno scolaro studioso e un figliuolo di cuore.

He wasn’t like that when he was a studious schoolboy and a kind-hearted son.

Te lo ricordi Luca quando era piccolo?

Do you remember Luca when he was little?

— La vita va così (2025)

Tom era molto pigro quando era adolescente.

Tom was very lazy when he was a teenager.

Mary andava a Boston ogni estate quando era una bambina.

Mary went to Boston every summer when she was a child.

Quando era sporco e veloce.

When it was dirty and fast.

— Juno (2007)

Dov'è stata Mary quando era a Boston?

Where was Mary when she was in Boston?

Tua madre ci giocava quando era incinta di te.

Your mother used to play with it when she was pregnant with you.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Lo conosco fin da quando era compagno di scuola di mio fratello.

I've known him since he was my brother's schoolmate.

— Lussuria - Seduzione e tradimento (2007)

A Mary piaceva nuotare quando era più giovane.

Mary enjoyed swimming when she was younger.

Anche Kei è scappato a Tokyo quando era un ragazzo.

Kei also ran away to Tokyo when he was a boy.

— Weathering with You - La ragazza del tempo (2019)

Assomigli così tanto a tua madre quando era più giovane.

You look so much like your mother when she was younger.

— Kiki - Consegne a domicilio (1989)

Mary ha cominciato a scrivere poesie quando era molto giovane.

Mary began writing poetry when she was very young.

Tom ha vissuto a New York fin da quando era bambino.

Tom has lived in New York since he was a child.

Trova importanti i preziosi ricordi di quando era bambina.

She finds the precious memories of her childhood important.