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stava guardando

was watching

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phrase Uncommon #12,791
was watching Describes an action that was in progress in the past; depending on context, it can also mean “was looking at.”
IT: Marta stava guardando un film.
EN: Marta was watching a movie.

Tom non stava guardando la CNN.

Tom wasn't watching CNN.

Le stava guardando le gambe?

Was he looking at her legs?

Stava guardando il cane di Skura.

He was looking after Skura’s dog.

Perché stava guardando là.

Because he was looking over there.

— Memorie di un assassino (2003)

Sami stava guardando dei video musicali.

Sami was watching some music videos.

Mary stava guardando la TV ieri.

Mary was watching TV yesterday.

Vidi il modo in cui Tom stava guardando Mary.

I saw the way Tom was looking at Mary.

Stava guardando la televisione e si è addormentato sul divano.

He was watching television and fell asleep on the couch.

Che cosa stava guardando Tom?

What was Tom looking at?

Un momento fa, c'era un uomo che stava guardando in quello stesso buco.

A moment ago, there was a man looking into that same hole.

— Memorie di un assassino (2003)

Sami lo stava guardando.

Sami was looking at him.

Tom si è addormentato mentre stava guardando le Olimpiadi in TV.

Tom fell asleep while watching the Olympics on TV.

Cosa stava guardando Tom?

What was Tom looking at?

Stava guardando attraverso un microscopio.

He was looking through a microscope.

Mi stava guardando direttamente negli occhi.

He was looking me directly in the eye.

Ho visto il modo in cui la stava guardando.

I saw the way he was looking at her.

Lo stava guardando con il binocolo.

He was watching him through binoculars.

Tom si addormentò mentre stava guardando le Olimpiadi in TV.

Tom fell asleep while watching the Olympics on TV.

La stava guardando.

He was looking at her.

Stava guardando il cielo.

He was looking at the sky.

Sembra che abbia avuto un attacco d'asma mentre stava guardando un film.

It seems that he had an asthma attack while he was watching a movie.

— Tesis (1996)

Sami stava guardando la TV.

Sami was watching TV.

Nessuno stava guardando.

Nobody was watching.

Il film che Tom stava guardando non era in francese.

The movie Tom was watching wasn’t in French.

Elias stava guardando un cartone animato della Disney.

Elias was watching a Disney cartoon.

Stava guardando un bel fiore.

He was looking at a beautiful flower.