ed era

and was

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phrase Uncommon #10,733
and was Ed is a form of e (“and”) used before a vowel; era means “was.”
IT: La casa era grande ed era luminosa.
EN: The house was large and was bright.

Ma era un eroe, ed era al sicuro.

But he was a hero, and he was safe.

Ed era anche più bella di quanto avesse immaginato.

And she was even more beautiful than he had imagined.

— Il paziente inglese (1996)

Il suo nome era Linda ed era un anno più giovane di Tony.

Her name was Linda and she was a year younger than Tony.

Ed era crack?

And was it crack?

— I Swear (2025)

Ed era redditizio?

And was it profitable?

— Carandiru (2003)

Non voleva essere ingannato di nuovo, ed era sempre all'erta.

He didn't want to be deceived again, and he was always on his guard.

Ho provato un pezzo di torta ed era deliziosa.

I tried a piece of cake and it was delicious.

Ed era bellissima.

And she was beautiful.

— È stata la mano di Dio (2021)

Ed era il mio migliore amico.

And he was my best friend.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Ed era un medico, no?

And he was a doctor, right?

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Tom lavorò tutto il giorno ed era completamente esausto.

Tom worked all day and was completely exhausted.

Ed era anche buona, la birra.

And the beer was good, too.

Tu e Jackie avevate una storia, ed era tutto fuorché un segreto.

You and Jackie had a history, and it was anything but a secret.

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)

Damon Hill aveva vinto delle gare ed era in corsa per il titolo.

Damon Hill had won races and was in contention for the title.

— Senna (2010)

Ed era così diverso.

And it was so different.

— Picnic (1955)

Ha avuto una vita difficile, ed era proprio come suo fratello.

He had a hard life, and he was just like his brother.

— I fiori della guerra (2011)

Ha detto che aveva lavorato un sacco ed era a pezzi!

He said he had worked a lot and was in pieces!

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Ed era prevedibile, ovvio.

And it was predictable, obviously.

— 28 anni dopo - Il tempio delle ossa (2026)

Era sposato con una donna ed era presidente del Watford Football Club.

He was married to a woman and was chairman of Watford Football Club.

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Ed era uno dei milioni.

And he was one of millions.

— Eddington (2025)

Ed era ansioso di cominciare.

And he was eager to get started.

— City of God (2002)

Ed era forte.

And he was strong.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Si vergognava molto ed era strafatto.

He was very ashamed and completely wasted.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Ed era un bel nome.

And it was a lovely name.

— Aquarius (2016)

Ho lasciato mia moglie a casa ed era truccata.

I left my wife at home, and she was wearing makeup.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Aveva la pelle rossa ed era anziano.

He had red skin and was old.

— 28 anni dopo - Il tempio delle ossa (2026)

Ed era cinque minuti fa.

And that was five minutes ago.

— The Rip - Soldi sporchi (2026)

Ed era una coppia di uomini.

And it was a couple of men.

— Le buone stelle - Broker (2022)