Translation examples
verb
Io continuavo a scrivere.
I continued writing.
Gia', continuava... a provocare.
Yes, it was continuing insulting me.
Il gemito continuava
The groans continued.
Continuava a star male.
She continued feeling bad.
"e continuava ad ascoltare attentamente."
and continued to listen attentively.
Si', continuava ad opporre resistenza.
Yes, he continued to struggle.
Ora, Ford continuava a peggiorare.
Now, Ford continued to deteriorate.
L'estrazione dell'oro continuava...
The output of gold continued...
Continuava a tormentarmi.
He continued tormenting me.
Al contrario, continuava a spendere.
Spending continued at an alarming rate.
verb
Continuavo a dare buca.
I keep bailing.
Tu continuavi a rifiutare.
You just keep refusing.
Continuava ad uscire.
It just keeps gushing.
Continuava a scavare.
But guess what, he'd keep digging.
- Continuava ad intromettersi...
She keeps walking in.
Continuava a piangere.
She keep crying.
Continuavo a pensare:
I just keep thinking,
Continuava a fissare.
He just keeps staring.
verb
Continuava e continuava... e quindi gli faccio...
And it's going on and on. And so I'm like:
verb
"stai ferma", ma io continuavo a sentire tutto.
They just kept saying, "hold still," But i could still feel everything.
Per queste sensazioni, continuavo ad aspettare.
That's why, because of those feelings, I've been holding off.
Mentre stavo stringendo Lucy continuava a dire aria.
When I was holding Lucy... [ Wheezing ] ... she kept saying... [ Wheezing ]
# Continuavi a fissarmi #
♪ Your stare was holding
Seduto in cella continuavo a pensare "Com'e' riuscito a fare tutto?
Sitting in holding, I kept thinking, how could he possibly pull this off?
verb
Ieri sera continuava a frugarmi nelle tasche.
You kept searching my pockets last night, sir.
La notte scorsa continuavi a ripeterlo.
It seems you kept repeating it last night.
Scusa se ieri notte continuavo a rigirarmi.
Sorry for all the tossing and turning last night.
Tu continuavi a chiamarmi cosi la notte scorsa.
You kept calling me that last night.
- Anch'io continuavo a girarmi e rigirarmi.
Yeah, I was tossing and turning last night too.
Continuava a guardarmi, quel giorno.
She kept looking at me that last time.
Ieri notte continuavi a dire "Larry".
Last night you kept saying "Larry".
Sì? Continuava a sniffare ieri sera.
She kept sniffing last night...
Continuava a ripetere I'ultima cosa che dicevo.
She kept repeating the last thing I said.
verb
Continuava a offrire da bere a Campbell per farlo ubriacare.
He kept plying Campbell with booze to get him drunk.
Ma continuava ad offrirmi acqua, nel suo studio, e poi nella stanza.
But he kept plying me with water in his office, and then in the room.
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