Translation of "Cominciava" in English

Gina cominciava a sentirsi lusingata.

Gina was starting to feel flattered.

Tom cominciava ad aver sonno.

Tom was getting sleepy.

La pioggia cominciava a trasformarsi in neve.

The rain began to turn into snow.

Cominciava come caporale, fino a diventare generale.

He started as corporal and rose until becoming a general.

Mentre quel sogno finiva, ne cominciava un altro.

So as that one dream was ending, another was beginning.

Ci domandarono se sapessimo quando cominciava il film.

They asked us if we knew when the movie started.

Qualcuno già cominciava a imitarmi, cercando di svegliarsi presto.

there were already people trying to do the same, waking up so early.

La mia mancanza di sonno cominciava a farsi sentire.

Lack of sleep began to tell on me.

Alice cominciava a diventare molto stanca di stare seduta accanto a sua sorella sulla sponda e di non avere nulla da fare: una volta o due aveva gettato uno sguardo sul libro che stava leggendo sua sorella, ma non conteneva alcuna immagine o conversazione, "e a cosa serve un libro," pensò Alice, "senza immagini o conversazioni?"

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, 'and what is the use of a book,' thought Alice 'without pictures or conversation?'