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stava scherzando

was joking

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phrase Rare #24,212
was joking Used to say that someone was not being serious.
IT: Pensavo che stava scherzando, ma diceva la verità.
EN: I thought he was joking, but he was telling the truth.

Tom non stava scherzando a riguardo.

Tom wasn't joking about it.

Tom stava scherzando.

Tom was joking.

Tom realizzò che Mary non stava scherzando.

Tom realized that Mary wasn't joking.

Gli ha detto che stava scherzando?

Did he tell her he was joking?

Tom non sapeva che stava scherzando.

Tom didn't know that he was joking.

Non stava scherzando.

He wasn't joking.

Stava scherzando.

He was joking.

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

Io lo sapevo che stava scherzando.

I knew he was joking.

Robert stava scherzando!

Robert was joking!

— La dolce vita (1960)

Non stava scherzando, vero?

He wasn't joking, was he?

Lo sapevo che stava scherzando.

I knew he was joking.