cos'era

what was it

→ cosa

phrase Common #8,146

what was it A contraction of “cosa era.” In a question it means “what was it?”; in an indirect question, it means “what it was.”

IT: Non sapevo cos'era quel rumore.

EN: I didn’t know what that noise was.

Cos'era la cosa da cui mi hai salvato?

What was it you saved me from?

— Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001)

Cos'era quella?

What was that?

— Akira (1988)

Azaka, cos'era quella domanda?

Azaka, what kind of question was that?

— The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm (2008)

Sì, e ora so che cos'era.

Yes, and now I know what it was.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Se posso, cos'era questa operazione?

If I may ask, what was this operation?

— Laurence Anyways e il desiderio di una donna... (2012)

Cos'era quel suono?

What was that sound?

— Your Name. (2016)

Eh, quello cos'era?

Huh, what was that?

— The Host (2006)

Cos'era quello?

What was that?

— Il Signore degli Anelli - La compagnia dell'anello (2001)

Ma cos'era???

But what was it???

— La La Land (2016)

Cos'era una sala di lettura per il pubblico?

What was a public reading room?

— The Brutalist (2024)

E cos'era?

And what was it?

— Raw - Una cruda verità (2017)

Che cos'era..?

What was it..?

— Interstellar (2014)

Io sapevo cos'era.

I knew what it was.

Lo sai che cos'era?

Do you know what it was?

— Un affare di famiglia (2018)

E da quel momento ho capito cos'era la vera amicizia per la prima volta.

And from that moment on, I understood what true friendship was for the first time.

— La Forma della Voce (2016)

Allora, cos'era quest'illuminazione?

So, what was this revelation?

— Love Actually - L'amore davvero (2003)

Ricordo cos'era.

I remember what it was.

Cos'era esattamente?

What exactly was it?

Ah, allora cos'era?

Ah, so what was it then?

— Departures (2008)

Cos'era quella tecnica?

What was that technique?

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Cos'era questo?

What was that?

— Iron Man 2 (2010)

Allora cos'era quel suono?

So what was that sound?

— Wolf Call - Minaccia in alto mare (2019)

Quella roba che cos'era?

What was that stuff?

— Il quinto elemento (1997)

Non mi ha mai detto cos'era.

He never told me what it was.

Scoprirò cos'era.

I'll find out what it was.

— Wolf Call - Minaccia in alto mare (2019)

Cos'era quel rumore?

What was that noise?

— Assassination (2015)

Cos'era quello sguardo?

What was that look?

— The Man from Nowhere (2010)

Tom non lo sapeva neanche cos'era quello.

Tom didn’t even know what that was.

Cos'era tutto questo?

What was all that?

— Avatar (2009)

E cos'era, allora?

So what was it, then?

— La grazia (2025)

Perché non sapevo cos'era.

Because I didn't know what it was.

— Tesis (1996)

Ecco cos'era quella sirena.

So that’s what that siren was.

— Akira (1988)

Lei non mi ha mai detto cos'era.

She never told me what it was.

Però lui non l'avrebbe rubato se avesse saputo cos'era.

But he wouldn't have stolen it if he'd known what it was.

— Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

Cos'era quell'affare?

What was that thing?

— War Machine (2026)

Cos'era questa moda di farsi sempre le foto accanto alla macchina?

What was this trend of always taking pictures next to your car?

— Aquarius (2016)

Cos'era?

What was it?

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

E allora cos'era?

So what was it then?

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

Che cos'era?

What was it?

— L'attimo fuggente (1989)

Dica a Tom cos'era.

Tell Tom what it was.

Io non ne potevo più, ecco cos'era.

I just couldn't take it anymore, that's what it was.

— Sacrificio (1986)