was, was feeling
Com'erano lontani i miei genitori il giorno in cui stavo annegando.
How far away my parents were the day I was drowning.
— Vivere (1952)
Dissi che stavo semplicemente scherzando a riguardo.
I said I was just kidding about it.
Stavo suonando con i miei amici.
I was playing with my friends.
La mattina in cui sono partita, stavo male.
The morning I left, I felt sick.
— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)
Stavo giusto per raccontare al nostro amico la tua storia.
I was just about to tell our friend your story.
— The Brutalist (2024)
Spero di no, a casa mia stavo malissimo.
I hope not, I was very ill at home.
— Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
Stavo sveglio tutta la notte e scrivevo, scrivevo.
I stayed up all night and wrote and wrote.
— Quasi famosi (2000)
Stavo proprio per chiederti la stessa cosa.
I was just about to ask you the same thing.
La conoscevo quando stavo a Chivilcoy.
I knew her when I lived in Chivilcoy.
— Il segreto dei suoi occhi (2009)