era lì

was there

→ essere

phrase Uncommon #9,839

was there Refers to being in that place, present, or موجود in the scene/context.

IT: Quando sono arrivato, Maria era lì.

EN: When I arrived, Maria was there.

Mary era lì con il suo moroso.

Mary was there with her boyfriend.

Ha spiegato perché era lì.

He explained why he was there.

Era lì, ma era un cadavere.

It was there, but it was a corpse.

— Psyco (1960)

Tom era lì con la sua fidanzata.

Tom was there with his girlfriend.

La famiglia al completo era lì.

The whole family was there.

Divenni consapevole del fatto che era lì nella stanza con me.

I became aware that he was there in the room with me.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Non vuole spiegare perché era lì.

He/She doesn't want to explain why he/she was there.

— L'infanzia di Ivan (1962)

Aurora, era lì.

Aurora, she was there.

— La grazia (2025)

Tom era lì con la sua ragazza.

Tom was there with his girlfriend.

Tutta la famiglia era lì.

The whole family was there.

Tom si è accorto che Mary era lì.

Tom noticed that Mary was there.

Lo so che Tom era lì.

I know Tom was there.

Ma era lì nella stanza.

But he was there in the room.

— Avatar: Fuoco e Cenere (2025)

L'infermiera era lì.

The nurse was there.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

La pistola di Manohar era lì, io stavo spiegando tutto.

Manohar's gun was there; I was explaining everything.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Era lì, con voi, sotto l'arco!

He was there, with you, under the arch!

— Ladri di biciclette (1948)

Tom era lì per affari.

Tom was there on business.

Nessuno di loro era lì.

None of them were there.

Fortunatamente Tom era lì.

Luckily Tom was there.

Tom si accorse che Mary era lì.

Tom noticed that Mary was there.

Io lo so che Tom era lì qualche ora fa.

I know Tom was there a few hours ago.

Everything was there.

Era lì con me.

He was there with me.

— Malcolm X (1992)

It was there.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Chi se ne frega che lei era lì!

Who cares she was there!

— Blow Out (1981)

Tom era lì con la sua morosa.

Tom was there with his girlfriend.

Suzon, la tazza era lì prima?

Suzon, was the cup there before?

— Nouvelle Vague (2025)

Was it there before?

Magari era lì che stava semplicemente mangiando o passeggiando sul ponte.

Maybe he was just eating or walking on the deck.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

Forse Holt è stato ripreso, se era lì.

Maybe Holt was recaptured, if he was there.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Tom era lì con uno dei suoi amici.

Tom was there with one of his friends.

Come sapevi che era lì?

How did you know it was there?

— Bullet Train (2022)