war damals

was then

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phrase Common #7,516
was then War is the past tense of sein (to be); damals refers to a time in the past.
GE: Sie war damals noch ein Kind.
EN: She was still a child then.

Papa war damals ein Yankee-Fan, also unterstützte ich das Brooklyn-Team.

Dad was a Yankees fan back then, so I supported the Brooklyn team.

— Feld der Träume (1989)

Meine Frau war damals schwanger.

My wife was pregnant at the time.

Rom war damals die größte Stadt der Welt.

Rome was the largest city in the world at that time.

Tom war damals im Gefängnis.

Tom was in prison at the time.

Dabei war damals auch schon Krieg.

There was already a war going on back then, too.

— Rom, offene Stadt (1945)

Aber das war damals nicht möglich gewesen.

But that hadn't been possible at the time.

— Rashomon - Das Lustwäldchen (1950)

Dieses Hotel war damals eine Schule.

This hotel was a school back then.

Sie war damals in Lyon.

She was in Lyon at the time.

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Ziri war damals Rimas Freund.

Back then, Ziri was Rima’s boyfriend.

Pike's Peak war damals noch flach.

Pike's Peak was still flat back then.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Tom war damals ziemlich jung.

Tom was quite young back then.

Das Leben war damals viel einfacher.

Life was much simpler back then.

Tom war damals Kellner.

Tom was a waiter back then.

Dieses Kleid war damals in Mode.

This dress was fashionable at that time.

Tom war damals noch Junggeselle.

Tom was still a bachelor back then.

Clinton war damals Gouverneur von Arkansas.

Clinton was governor of Arkansas at the time.

Mexiko war damals noch nicht unabhängig von Spanien.

At that time, Mexico was not yet independent from Spain.

Das Leben war damals einfacher.

Life was simpler back then.

Litauen war damals viel größer.

Lithuania was much larger back then.