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lui rivoleva

wanted back

→ rivolere
ri again or back (re-) + vol to want + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #45,125
wanted back Uncommon; often expressed as “voleva indietro” in everyday Italian.
IT: Dopo aver prestato il libro, rivoleva il suo libro.
EN: After lending the book, she wanted it back.
Conjugation of rivolere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third rivoleva —

Mary rivoleva i suoi soldi.

Mary wanted her money back.

Rivoleva la sua terra.

He wanted his land back.

Mary rivoleva il suo denaro.

Mary wanted her money back.

Rivoleva il suo passaporto.

He wanted his passport back.

— Happy Together (1997)