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stava parlando

was talking

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phrase Uncommon #8,969
was talking Past continuous form of parlare. Often used for ongoing speech or conversation in the past.
IT: Quando sono arrivato, stava parlando con Maria.
EN: When I arrived, he was talking with Maria.

Tom stava parlando nel sonno.

Tom was talking in his sleep.

Tom non stava parlando con Mary.

Tom wasn't talking to Mary.

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 nel sonno.

He was talking in his sleep.

Perché stava parlando con lei?

Why was he talking to her?

Qualcuno stava parlando con lui.

Someone was talking to him.

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?

Mary stava parlando nel sonno.

Mary was talking in her sleep.

Di cosa stava parlando Tom?

What was Tom talking about?

L'imam stava parlando in arabo.

The imam was speaking in Arabic.

Stava parlando dell'Islam.

He was talking about Islam.

Tom non poteva vedere chi stava parlando.

Tom couldn't see who was speaking.

Sami stava parlando dei suoi atti sessuali con altre donne.

Sami was talking about his sexual acts with other women.

Tom stava parlando di lei.

Tom was talking about her.

Questo è il libro di cui stava parlando Tom ieri.

This is the book Tom was talking about yesterday.

Stava parlando di lei.

He was talking about her.

Perché stava parlando con Tom?

Why was he talking to Tom?

Qualcuno stava parlando con loro.

Someone was talking to them.

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)

Tom stava parlando.

Tom was talking.

Tom con chi stava parlando?

Who was Tom talking to?

Tom non stava parlando di voi.

Tom wasn’t talking about you.

Con chi stava parlando?

Who was he talking to?

Stava parlando come protesta.

He was speaking as a protest.

— Wicked (2024)

Tom non aveva idea di quello di cui stava parlando.

Tom had no idea what he was talking about.

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)

Ma di che diavolo stava parlando?

But what the hell was he talking about?

Se non le piace, perché stava parlando con lui?

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

La lingua che stava parlando Tom non era il francese.

The language Tom was speaking wasn't French.

Hai mai visto il film di cui stava parlando Tom?

Have you ever seen the movie Tom was talking about?

Stava parlando di Bobish.

He was talking about Bobish.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Chi è l'uomo che stava parlando con voi?

Who is the man who was talking to you?