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134 Cards in this Set
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Lo volevo |
I wanted it |
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Era il mio studente |
He was my student |
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Lei non poteva scegliere |
She could not choose |
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Andavamo alla stessa scuola |
We went to the same school |
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Cosa facevi questa mattina? |
What were you doing this morning? |
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Stavo meglio senza te |
I was better without you |
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Il lupo veniva dalla strada |
The wolf was coming from the street |
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L'albergo era bello |
The hotel was pretty |
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Non facevi mai così |
You never used to do that |
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Mio fratello mi veniva a prendere da scuola |
My brother was coming to get me from school |
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Lo sapevo |
I knew |
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Lui conosceva l'adolescente |
He knew the teenager |
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Dicevi qualcosa? |
Were you saying something? |
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Lei ti pensava ogni giorno |
She was thinking about you every day |
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Mia sorella trovava ogni risposta |
My sister used to find every answer |
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Sempre sapeva |
She always knew |
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Pensavo la stessa cosa |
I was thinking the same thing |
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Lui la conosceva |
He used to know her |
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Lei non sapeva il numero |
She didn't know the number |
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Mi pensavi? |
Were you thinking of me? |
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Lui mi parlava ogni giorno |
He used to talk to me every day |
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Mi portava a scuola in macchina |
He used to take me to school in car |
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Lui mai credeva |
He never believed |
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Quando arrivava il postino? |
When would the mailman arrive? |
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Tuo nonno non ti chiedeva tanto |
Your grandfather didn't ask you a lot |
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All'inizio lei prendeva il treno |
At first she took the train |
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Mia nonna metteva i funghi nel forno per qualche ora |
My grandmother used to put the mushrooms in the oven for a few hours |
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La gente per strada chiedeva come andava |
The people on the street used to ask how it goes |
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Da dove arrivava? |
Where was she arriving from? |
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I miei cugini mi portavano allo zoo quando ero piccolo |
My cousins used to take me to the zoo when I was was little |
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Lui parlava con tè |
He was talking with you |
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Perché non prendeva l'autobus |
Why didn't he use to take the bus? |
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Mettevo i piatti sul tavolo |
I was putting the plates on the table |
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Non parlavano in inglese |
They didn't speak English |
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Lei portava gli occhiali |
She was wearing glasses |
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Forse qualcuno non ci credeva |
Maybe somebody did not believe us |
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Lo zio ti chiedeva l'ora |
Your uncle used to ask you for the time |
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Lui non sapeva cosa dire |
He didn't know what to say |
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Che diceva il poliziotto? |
What was the police officer saying? |
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Ogni anno trovavamo più frutta |
Each year we found more fruit |
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Lui la conosceva |
He used to know her |
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Lo vedevamo ogni sabato |
We used to see him every Saturday |
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Non la vedevamo mai |
We never used to see her |
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Era chiaro che lui la conosceva |
It was clear that he knew her |
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Il contadino dava da mangiare al cavallo ogni giorno |
The farmer fed the horse every day |
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Mi diceva di non bere più birra |
She was telling me not to drink more beer |
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Mi figlio non dava mai da mangiare al suo gatto |
My son never fed his cat |
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La sposa non sapeva chi eri |
The bride didn't know who you were |
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La gente moriva per strada |
People died on the street |
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Dicono che suo zio lavorava per loro |
They say that his uncle was working for them |
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La gente entrava quando voleva |
People would enter whenever they wanted |
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Lui viveva ancora con i genitori |
He was still living with his parents |
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Non lo ricordava |
I didn't remember it |
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Usavamo sempre i mezzi pubblici |
We always used public transportation |
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La chiamava di sera |
He used to call her in the evening |
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Non cambiava niente |
Nothing was changing |
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Dicevano lo stesso anche quando perdevamo |
They were saying the same even when we were losing |
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Leggevano lo stesso giornale |
They were reading the same newspaper |
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Ogni sera mi offriva una birra |
Every evening he was offering me a beer |
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Sapevamo che il vicino suonava il violino |
We knew that the neighbour was playing the violin |
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Quando finiva la festa? |
When was the party ending? |
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Dove giocava tua figlia? |
Where did your daughter play? |
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Lui era la prima persona che leggeva il giornale |
He was the first person to read the newspaper |
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Lui indicava là |
He was pointing there |
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Non succedeva ogni lunedì |
It didn't happen every Monday |
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Cosa costruiva tuo zio |
What was your uncle building? |
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Dove indicava lui? |
Where was he pointing? |
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Questo succedeva ogni inverno |
This would happen every winter |
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Provavamo per ore |
We were trying for hours |
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Mio nonno costruiva case |
My grandfather was building houses |
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Il professore rispondeva a tutte le domande |
The professor was answering all the questions |
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Mi sentivo bene |
I felt well |
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L'uccello passava davanti alla porta |
The bird was passing in front of the door |
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Quando era giovane scriveva un libro all'anno |
When she was young she wrote one book a year |
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Le davamo sempre dei libri nuovi |
We would always give her new books |
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Faceva parte del lavoro |
That was part of the job |
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La gente entrava quando voleva |
People would enter whenever they wanted |
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Ho capito perché la motocicletta non andava |
I found out why the motorcycle was not working |
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Lei poteva fare di tutto |
She could do anything |
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Era chiaro che lui la conosceva |
It was clear that he knew her |
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Lei sapeva leggere |
She knew how to read |
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Non vedevamo mai |
We never used to see her |
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Il contadino dava da mangiare al cavallo ogni giorno |
The farmer fed the horse every day |
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Lei sapeva leggere |
She knew how to read |
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Non a vedevamo mai |
We never used to see her |
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Sapeva parlare |
He knew how to talk |
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Prima il meccanico prendeva molto di più |
Before, the mechanic used to charge a lot more |
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Forse qualcuno non ci credeva |
Maybe somebody did not believe us |
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Da dove arrivava? |
Where was she arriving from? |
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La gente per strada chiedeva come andava |
People on the street were asking how it was going |
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I miei cugini mi portavano allo zoo quando ero piccola |
My cousins used to take me to the zoo when I was little |
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Non parlavano in inglese |
They were not speaking in English |
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Diventava molto pericoloso |
It was becoming very dangerous |
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Lui passava ogni strada e non sapevo perché |
He was passing every street and I didn't know why |
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Passava davanti alla porta ogni giorno |
He was passing in front of the door every day |
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Tenevo i cani in cortile |
I kept the dogs in the courtyard |
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Cosa rimaneva da fare |
What was left to do? |
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Nessuno mi capiva |
Nobody understood me |
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Lasciavo un biglietto per i miei figli |
I was leaving a note for my sons |
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Ci sentivamo a casa |
We felt at home |
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Quando passava lei diventava rosso |
When she passed by he became red |
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La gente viveva in questi villagi |
People were living in these villages |
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Lui mi chiamava dopo ogni viaggio |
He used to call me after every trip |
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Dicono che duo zio lavorava per loro |
They say that his uncle was working for them |
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La moglie lo guardava senza capire |
The wife was watching him without understanding |
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A lui non piaceva la scuola |
He didn't like the school |
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Ieri lui scriveva meglio di oggi |
Yesterday he was writing better than today |
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Mi piaceva vivere in città |
I liked living in the city |
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Sono arrivata mentre apprivano |
I arrived while they were opening |
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Quando decideva di fare qualcosa, lui lo faceva |
When he would decide to do something, he would do it |
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Suo marito ha detto che decideva lui |
Her husband said that she was deciding |
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Mi scriveva sempre |
She would always write to me |
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Non decideva lui |
It was not up to him to decide |
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Quando ero piccolo giocavamo nelle strade |
When I was young we played in the street |
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Prima, perdevamo sempre le chiavi |
Before we were always losing the keys |
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Sapevo che finiva così |
I knew that it would end up like this |
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Lui cambiava il suo nome |
He changed his name |
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Cosa cambiava? |
What did it change? |
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Offriva lui |
He was offering |
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Lui suonava come prima |
He as playing like before |
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Leggevano lo stesso giornale |
They were reading the same newspaper |
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Loro non perdevano mai |
They would never lose |
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Mio zio costruiva di tutto |
My uncle would build anything |
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Cosa provava lo scrittore quando scriveva questa storia? |
What was the writer feeling when he was writing this story? |
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Succedeva ogni inverno |
This would happen every winter |
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Il telefono suonava e lei rispondeva |
The phone would ring and she would answer |
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Chi rispondeva il telefono? |
Who was answering the phone? |
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Succedeva sempre di luglio |
It always used to happen in July |
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Chi capiva queste parole? |
Who understood these words? |
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Ho visto la luce che entrava |
I saw the light that was coming in |
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Seguiva il papà in tutto quello che faceva |
He followed his dad in everything that he was doing |
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Le piaceva quella cena? |
Did she like that dinner? |
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Mi aspettavo di meglio |
I was expecting better |
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Non stava a lui decidere |
It was not up to him to decide |