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loro ridevano

were laughing

→ ridere
rid to laugh + evano they imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #21,480
were laughing The form used for habitual or ongoing action in the past.
IT: Ridevano insieme al parco.
EN: They were laughing together in the park.
Conjugation of ridere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third rideva ridevano

Anche all'epoca, all'inizio ridevano di lui.

Even back then, they initially laughed at him.

— Lui è tornato (2015)

Ridevano.

They were laughing.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

I ragazzi del villaggio ridevano di me.

The village boys laughed at me.

Ma non so perché tutte quelle persone ridevano di me.

But I don’t know why all those people were laughing at me.

— पीके (2014)

Tutti ridevano del ragazzo.

Everyone laughed at the boy.

Ridevano come matti.

They were laughing like crazy.

Le amiche di Tom ridevano di lui.

Tom's girlfriends were laughing at him.

Tutti ridevano.

Everyone was laughing.

Ridevano tutti di Jack.

They were all laughing at Jack.

E tutti i vicini di casa ridevano.

And all the neighbors laughed.

— Two Sisters (2003)

Due inglesi seduti al tavolo accanto ridevano fortissimo senza sosta.

Two Englishmen sitting at the next table were laughing loudly and nonstop.

Tutti ridevano di Jack.

Everyone was laughing at Jack.

Ridevano di me.

They were laughing at me.

Non ridevano solo per cortesia.

They weren't just laughing out of politeness.

— Il posto delle fragole (1957)