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lui tirava

was taking out, was pulling out, was throwing, was pulling, was heading

→ tirare
tir to pull + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #42,325
was taking out, was pulling out With fuori, it means to take or pull something out.
IT: Tirava fuori le chiavi dalla borsa.
EN: She was taking the keys out of her bag.
was throwing
IT: Tirava i sassi nel fiume.
EN: He was throwing stones into the river.
was pulling
IT: Tirava la corda con tutte le sue forze.
EN: She was pulling the rope with all her strength.
was heading, was going
IT: Non sapevo dove tirava quella strada.
EN: I didn’t know where that road was heading.
Conjugation of tirare
SingularPlural
First tirarmi —
tiraretirarlotirarlatirarli
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third tirava —

Mancava poco alla mezzanotte, pioveva, tirava vento.

It was almost midnight; it was raining and windy.

Vaffanculo, avevo capito anch'io dove tirava!

Fuck off, I’d figured out where this was going too!

— City of God (2002)

Faceva scomparire un fazzoletto di seta rosso e poi lo tirava fuori dalla bocca.

He made a red silk handkerchief disappear and then pulled it out of his mouth.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Quindi tirava e tirava.

So he pulled and pulled.

— Sorry, Baby (2025)

Niente, urlava, tirava i sassi.

Nothing—he was yelling and throwing rocks.

— Amarcord (1973)