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loro restavano

remained, were left

→ restare
rest to stay, remain + avano 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #46,458
remained, were left For things still available or still to be done, English often uses “were left.”
IT: Restavano ancora due posti.
EN: There were still two seats left.
Conjugation of restare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third restava restavano

Restavano da pagare altri due anni e mezzo di studi.

There were still another two and a half years of tuition to pay.

Perché restavano solo i segni di un'orribile violenza!

Because all that remained were signs of horrific violence!

— Sacrificio (1986)

Mi restavano due giorni.

I had two days left.

— Una di famiglia (2025)

Restavano sempre da fare le gambe e i piedi.

The legs and feet always still needed to be done.