lui tremava

was shaking, was trembling

→ tremare
trem to tremble, to shake + ava 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #27,226
was shaking, was trembling
IT: La finestra tremava per il vento.
EN: The window was shaking in the wind.
Conjugation of tremare
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third tremava —

Tremava di freddo o di paura?

Was he trembling from the cold or from fear?

Suo padre che tremava, una volta, solamente a sentirlo tossire!

His father, who once trembled just at the sound of his coughing!

Il ragazzo tremava.

The boy was trembling.

Suo figlio tremava dalla paura.

His son was shaking with fear.

Così forte che tremava tutto.

So strong that everything was shaking.

— Departures (2008)

Tremava dalla paura.

He was trembling with fear.

— Il castello errante di Howl (2004)

La ragazza tremava di paura.

The girl was shaking with fear.

Lei tremava dal freddo.

She was shivering with cold.

La sua voce tremava dalla rabbia.

His voice shook with anger.