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era già

was already, had already

→ essere
phrase Uncommon #10,338
was already Used to describe a state or condition that was already true in the past.
IT: Quando sono arrivato, il negozio era già chiuso.
EN: When I arrived, the store was already closed.

Alla mia età, era già vecchio.

At my age, he was already old.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

Alla torre, sì, perché Ron era già lì e abbiamo discusso.

To the tower, yes, because Ron was already there and we argued.

— Senna (2010)

Chissà se il mercato serale era già aperto.

I wonder if the evening market was already open.

— Happy Together (1997)

Dato che era già tardi, andai a dormire.

Since it was already late, I went to sleep.

Del resto, era già finita un'ora e mezza fa.

Besides, it had already ended an hour and a half ago.

— Iron Man 2 (2010)

Era già associato ai comunisti?

Was he already associated with the communists?

— Io sono ancora qui (2024)

Era già estate.

It was already summer.

— Il fratello grande (2000)

Era già incinta.

She was already pregnant.

Era già morta.

She was already dead.

— Solaris (1972)

Era già notte.

It was already night.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Era già penoso per me.

It was already painful for me.

— Andrej Rublëv (1966)

Era già pieno di gente.

It was already crowded.

Era già sera, e Julio e Tenoch decisero di dormire in città.

It was already evening, and Julio and Tenoch decided to sleep in the city.

— Y tu mamá también - Anche tua madre (2001)

Era già un idolo dello sport in Brasile.

He was already a sports idol in Brazil.

— Senna (2010)

Fadil era già devastato.

Fadil was already devastated.

Ho provato anche con una diagnosi precoce, ma era già troppo tardi.

I even tried an early diagnosis, but it was already too late.

— Questione di tempo (2013)

Il suo naso, che era già lungo, gli diventò più lungo almeno quattro dita.

His nose, which was already long, grew at least four fingers longer.

La borsa era già in macchina, quando sono salita.

The bag was already in the car when I got in.

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

La verità era che era già innamorata.

The truth was that she was already in love.

La verità era che lei era già innamorata.

The truth was that she was already in love.

Ma forse era già svanito.

But maybe it had already vanished.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Me ne sono accorto dopo che era già troppo tardi per tornare.

I realized it after it was already too late to go back.

Non proprio, ma quando ho finito era già troppo tardi.

Not really, but by the time I finished it was too late.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Oh, quella sedia era già rotta.

Oh, that chair was already broken.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Pensava di avere ancora tempo ma la scadenza era già passata da giorni.

He thought he still had time, but the deadline had already passed days ago.

Quando arrivai, la riunione era già finita.

When I arrived, the meeting was already over.

Quando mi alzai, il sole era già alto nel cielo.

When I got up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Quando mi svegliai a Taipei era già pomeriggio.

When I woke up in Taipei, it was already afternoon.

— Happy Together (1997)

Quando sono ritornato era già nella tomba.

When I returned, he was already in the grave.

— Departures (2008)

Senza di te era già finita.

Without you it was already over.

— I visitatori (1993)

Signor Pires, il corpo era già lì al nostro risveglio.

Mr. Pires, the body was already there when we woke up.

— Carandiru (2003)

Sua madre era già a casa dal lavoro e aveva preparato la cena.

His mother was already home from work and had prepared dinner.

phrase Uncommon #16,629
had already Used with a past participle to say that something had already happened before another past event.
IT: Quando sono arrivata, il film era già iniziato.
EN: When I arrived, the movie had already started.

"Ma era già stato deciso tutto prima!"

But it had all already been decided beforehand!

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Come arrivammo alla stazione, il treno era già partito.

When we arrived at the station, the train had already left.

E Felix era già riuscito a escludere il mio nome dal caso.

And Felix had already managed to get my name removed from the case.

— Contrattempo (2017)

E poi la sera, quando era già scesa l'oscurità, faceva ritorno al monastero.

And then in the evening, when darkness had already fallen, he would return to the monastery.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Era già partito.

He had already left.

Era già stata qui?

Had you been here before?

— Tre colori - Film blu (1993)

Era già stato fatto tutto prima del nostro arrivo al cantiere.

Everything had already been done before we arrived at the construction site.

Il treno era già partito e abbiamo dovuto aspettare il prossimo.

The train had already left and we had to wait for the next one.

Il treno era già partito quando sono arrivato in stazione.

The train had already left when I arrived at the station.

Lui era già partito.

He had already left.

Ma, Laura era già andata oltre il limite di non ritorno.

But Laura had already crossed the point of no return.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Mr Johnston era già partito quando mi hanno portato in Manciuria.

Mr. Johnston had already left when they took me to Manchuria.

— L'ultimo imperatore (1987)

Più tardi, ho scoperto che Song Seo-Rae era già andata via.

Later, I found out that Song Seo-Rae had already left.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Quando arrivammo, la lezione era già iniziata.

When we arrived, class had already started.

Quando mi sono alzato, Mike era già partito.

When I got up, Mike had already left.

Quando sono tornato, era già stata seppellita.

When I returned, she had already been buried.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Un bravo medico di Tucuman era già venuto la settimana prima, inutilmente.

A good doctor from Tucuman had already come the week before, but to no avail.