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lui sosteneva

claimed, maintained, supported, sustained

→ sostenere
sosten support; sustain + eva third-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #32,676
claimed, maintained
IT: Il professore sosteneva che fosse vero.
EN: The professor claimed it was true.
supported, sustained
IT: La sua famiglia lo sosteneva.
EN: His family supported him.
Conjugation of sostenere
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third sosteneva —

Sosteneva di essere innocente.

He claimed he was innocent.

Hanno visto una cambiale che lui sosteneva fosse mia?

Did they see a promissory note that he claimed was mine?

Ma se sosteneva qualunque mezzo pur di continuare le ricerche!

But he would do anything to continue his research!

— Solaris (1972)

Mio padre sosteneva di averli visti.

My father claimed he saw them.

— Arrietty - Il mondo segreto sotto il pavimento (2010)

Stava trasportando un pacco che sosteneva fosse crack.

He was carrying a package that he claimed was crack cocaine.

— I Swear (2025)

Galileo sosteneva che la terra si muove.

Galileo argued that the earth moves.

Aristarco sosteneva che la Terra si muove.

Aristarchus argued that the Earth moves.

— Agora (2009)

Il mio amore per te era tutto quello che mi sosteneva.

My love for you was all that sustained me.

— La foresta dei pugnali volanti (2004)