io riuscii

succeeded, managed

→ riuscire
riusc to manage to, to succeed in + ii I-form past tense
verb · 1st-person singular, past tense Rare #28,257
succeeded, managed
IT: Alla fine riuscii a trovare le chiavi.
EN: In the end, I managed to find the keys.
Conjugation of riuscire
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First riuscii —
Third riuscì —

Alla fine ci riuscii.

I finally managed it.

Aspettavo di poter fare la mia domanda a Ayrton, ma non ci riuscii.

I was waiting to be able to ask Ayrton my question, but I couldn't.

— Senna (2010)

Ma io, orgogliosa com'ero, non riuscii neanche a suicidarmi.

But I was so proud that I couldn't even kill myself.

— Lady Vendetta (2005)

Riuscii quasi a non scoppiare in lacrime.

I almost managed not to burst into tears.

«Allora, che cosa hanno detto, Keith?» riuscii finalmente a chiedergli.

“So, what did they say, Keith?” I finally managed to ask him.

Cercai di trovare una spiegazione, ma non ci riuscii.

I tried to find an explanation, but I couldn't.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Mi voltai, poi riuscii ad alzarmi anch’io.

I turned around, then managed to get up too.

Non riuscii mai a scoprire cosa fosse il parcheggio.

I never managed to find out what the parking lot was.

La porta era chiusa a chiave, quindi non riuscii ad aprirla.

The door was locked, so I couldn’t open it.

Non ci riuscii.

I couldn't do it.