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lui rideva

laughed, was laughing

→ ridere
rid to laugh + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #24,340
laughed, was laughing The imperfect form can describe an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: Rideva sempre quando era con i suoi amici.
EN: She always laughed when she was with her friends.
Conjugation of ridere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third rideva ridevano

Lei rideva per coprire la sua paura.

She laughed to cover up her fear.

Rideva mentre la guardava.

He laughed as he looked at her.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

La gente rideva di lui.

People laughed at him.

— Stalker (1979)

Non rideva, stava facendo il suo lavoro.

He wasn't laughing; he was doing his job.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Rideva di me e non sapevo perché.

He was laughing at me, and I didn’t know why.

Tom rideva.

Tom laughed.

E la Fata lo guardava e rideva.

And the Fairy watched him and laughed.

Lui rideva mentre lei piangeva.

He laughed while she cried.

Rideva sempre.

He/She always laughed.

— Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Rideva così forte che tutti si sono girati a guardarla.

She was laughing so hard that everyone turned to look at her.

Tom rideva di Mary.

Tom laughed at Mary.

Hai visto come guardava, rideva di me.

Did you see the way he was looking? He was laughing at me.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)