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stava parlando

was talking

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phrase Uncommon #9,233
was talking Describes an action that was in progress in the past.
IT: Mia sorella stava parlando al telefono.
EN: My sister was talking on the phone.

Questo è il libro di cui stava parlando Tom ieri.

This is the book Tom was talking about yesterday.

Di chi stava parlando Tom?

Who was Tom talking about?

Qualcuno mi spiega di cosa stava parlando?

Can someone explain to me what he was talking about?

— Essi vivono (1988)

Mary stava parlando nel sonno.

Mary was talking in her sleep.

Con chi stava parlando?

Who was he talking to?

Tom stava parlando di lei.

Tom was talking about her.

Sami stava parlando dei suoi atti sessuali con altre donne.

Sami was talking about his sexual acts with other women.

Qualcuno stava parlando con loro.

Someone was talking to them.

La interruppe mentre stava parlando.

He interrupted her while she was speaking.

Chi è l'uomo con cui stava parlando?

Who is the man she was talking to?

Hai mai visto il film di cui stava parlando Tom?

Have you ever seen the movie Tom was talking about?

Tom stava parlando.

Tom was talking.

La lingua che stava parlando Tom non era il francese.

The language Tom was speaking wasn't French.

Perché stava parlando con Tom?

Why was he talking to Tom?

Qualcuno stava parlando con lui.

Someone was talking to him.

Tom stava parlando nel sonno.

Tom was talking in his sleep.

Tom non poteva vedere chi stava parlando.

Tom couldn't see who was speaking.

Stava parlando dell'Islam.

He was talking about Islam.

Stava parlando come protesta.

He was speaking as a protest.

— Wicked (2024)

Stava parlando con qualcun altro.

He was talking to someone else.

Tom non stava parlando di voi.

Tom wasn’t talking about you.

Tom non stava parlando con Mary.

Tom wasn't talking to Mary.

Ma di che diavolo stava parlando?

But what the hell was he talking about?

Mi stava parlando in berbero, come se lo capissi.

He was speaking to me in Berber, as if I understood him.

Stava parlando nel sonno.

He was talking in his sleep.

Chi è l'uomo che stava parlando con voi?

Who is the man who was talking to you?

Stava parlando di lei.

He was talking about her.

L'ultima cosa che ricordava era che stava parlando con la sua ex.

The last thing he remembered was that he was talking to his ex.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Se non le piace, perché stava parlando con lui?

If she doesn’t like him, why was she talking to him?

Tom con chi stava parlando?

Who was Tom talking to?

Perché stava parlando con lei?

Why was he talking to her?

Di cosa stava parlando Tom?

What was Tom talking about?

L'imam stava parlando in arabo.

The imam was speaking in Arabic.

Stava parlando al telefono quando è entrato il ladro in casa.

He was talking on the phone when the burglar entered the house.

Stava parlando di Bobish.

He was talking about Bobish.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Tom non aveva idea di quello di cui stava parlando.

Tom had no idea what he was talking about.