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lui sorrideva

was smiling, smiled

→ sorridere
sorrid smile + eva 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #39,373
was smiling, smiled Imperfetto (past): often used for an ongoing or habitual action in the past.
IT: Quando mi ha visto, sorrideva.
EN: When he saw me, he was smiling.
Conjugation of sorridere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third sorrideva —

Sorrideva sempre.

He was always smiling.

— La sposa turca (2004)

Una maschera che sorrideva!

A mask that smiled!

— Mystic River (2003)

Il sole sorrideva attraverso la finestra ogni mattina.

The sun smiled through the window every morning.

Sorrideva con gli occhi.

They smiled with their eyes.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

Non riesco a dimenticare la faccia di mia nonna quando sorrideva.

I can't forget my grandmother's face when she smiled.