lui tirava

was pulling, was taking out, was shooting

→ tirare
tir to pull, to draw + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #44,432
was pulling, was taking out, was shooting
IT: Mentre cucinava, tirava fuori le verdure dal frigorifero.
EN: While she was cooking, she was taking the vegetables out of the refrigerator.
Conjugation of tirare
SingularPlural
First tirarmi
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third tirava

Quindi tirava e tirava.

So he pulled and pulled.

— Sorry, Baby (2025)

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)

Vaffanculo, avevo capito anch'io dove tirava!

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

— City of God (2002)

Niente urlava, tirava i sassi.

Nothing, he was screaming, he was throwing stones.

— Amarcord (1973)