era molto

was very

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was very The subject is often understood from context; molto is followed by an adjective or adverb.
IT: Era molto stanco dopo il viaggio.
EN: He was very tired after the trip.

Tom era molto grato.

Tom was very grateful.

L'esercito del Giappone era molto potente.

Japan's army was very powerful.

La vostra borsa era molto leggera.

Your bag was very light.

Ayrton era molto teso.

Ayrton was very tense.

— Senna (2010)

Era molto occupata.

She was very busy.

Gli abitanti del villaggio hanno pensato che era molto generoso.

The villagers thought he was very generous.

Tom era molto infelice, vero?

Tom was very unhappy, wasn’t he?

Quell'hotel era molto vicino al lago.

That hotel was very close to the lake.

Era molto affollata?

Was it very crowded?

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Sami disse che il razzismo era molto comune nella sua città.

Sami said that racism was very common in his city.

Era molto più grande di me.

He was much older than me.

Lui era molto spaventato alla vista del grande serpente.

He was very scared at the sight of the big snake.

Tom era molto nervoso.

Tom was very nervous.

Era molto sarcastica, vero?

She was very sarcastic, wasn't she?

Tom era molto persuasivo, vero?

Tom was very persuasive, wasn't he?

Lunedì era molto freddo.

Monday was very cold.

Era molto soddisfatta.

She was very satisfied.

Tom era molto preoccupato a riguardo.

Tom was very worried about it.

Era molto completo.

It was very complete.

— Senna (2010)

Era molto spiacevole.

It was very unpleasant.

Era molto dotato.

He was very gifted.

— Il castello errante di Howl (2004)

Frodo era molto coraggioso, vero, papà?

Frodo was very brave, wasn’t he, Dad?

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (2002)

La stanza era molto in disordine.

The room was very messy.

Ziri era molto dotato.

Ziri was very gifted.

La brocca era molto pesante.

The jug was very heavy.

Il mio piano era molto efficace.

My plan was very effective.

Era molto grande.

It was very big.

Mary era molto dispiaciuta per ciò che aveva fatto.

Mary was very sorry for what she had done.

Tom era molto discreto.

Tom was very discreet.

Era molto incinta quando l'ho incontrata.

She was very pregnant when I met her.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Era molto malato la settimana scorsa.

He was very sick last week.

Questa era molto carina, Carl.

That was very nice, Carl.

— Prova a prendermi (2002)

Lei era molto occupata.

She was very busy.

Nostro zio Randy era molto amico di tua madre.

Our uncle Randy was a very good friend of your mother.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Era molto più alta di te.

She was much taller than you.

— I fiori della guerra (2011)

Lui era molto insistente.

He was very insistent.

Tom era molto loquace, vero?

Tom was very talkative, wasn't he?

Era molto agitato.

He was very agitated.

— Senna (2010)

Mia madre già allora era molto malata, e non usciva quasi mai di casa.

Even then, my mother was very ill and hardly ever left the house.

— Sacrificio (1986)

Non era male, era molto male.

It wasn't bad, it was very bad.

— Tre uomini in fuga (1966)

Era molto preoccupata per lui.

She was very worried about him.

La vita era molto diversa per Tom.

Life was very different for Tom.

Era molto attaccata a quella vecchia casa.

She was very attached to that old house.

Per me il resto era molto semplice.

For me the rest was very simple.

— Senna (2010)

Era molto scura.

It was very dark.

Tom era molto pigro quando era un adolescente.

Tom was very lazy when he was a teenager.

Watanabe era molto cambiato un cambiamento radicale.

Watanabe had changed a lot, a radical change.

— Vivere (1952)

Era molto spaventato alla vista del grande serpente.

He was very scared at the sight of the big snake.

Tom era molto scortese.

Tom was very rude.

Quando ha sentito la notizia, era molto sorpresa.

When she heard the news, she was very surprised.

Era molto strana.

She was very strange.

Era molto emozionato.

He was very excited.

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)

La situazione era molto tesa.

The situation was very tense.

Tom era molto anziano.

Tom was very old.

Tom non era molto amichevole con me.

Tom wasn't very friendly with me.

Era molto frustrante.

It was very frustrating.

Tom era molto arrabbiato, vero?

Tom was very angry, wasn’t he?

Tom non era molto imparziale.

Tom wasn’t very impartial.

Questo albergo era molto vicino al lago.

This hotel was very close to the lake.

Era molto impressionato dal mio latino.

He was very impressed by my Latin.

— Arrivederci ragazzi (1987)

Tom era molto emozionato.

Tom was very excited.

Era molto ingiusto.

It was very unfair.

Jack era molto professionale.

Jack was very professional.

— Titanic (1997)

Sami era molto preoccupato.

Sami was very worried.

Tom era molto gentile con me.

Tom was very kind to me.

Era molto nervoso.

He was very nervous.

— Senna (2010)

Tom era molto in ritardo, vero?

Tom was very late, wasn't he?

Il capitano del porto Clark Laneson era molto attento a proteggerlo.

Harbor Captain Clark Laneson was very careful to protect it.

Lei era molto soddisfatta.

She was very satisfied.

Era molto più difficile di quanto mi ero aspettato.

It was much more difficult than I had expected.

Lui era molto preoccupato di dover passare il Natale in ospedale.

He was very worried about having to spend Christmas in the hospital.

Il Generale era molto offeso.

The General was deeply offended.

— No - I giorni dell'arcobaleno (2012)

Tom era molto malato.

Tom was very sick.

Il cibo era molto salato.

The food was very salty.

La mostra era molto impressionante.

The exhibition was very impressive.

Tom era molto orgoglioso di voi.

Tom was very proud of you.

Vincent non era molto più grande di me.

Vincent wasn’t much older than me.

Era molto simpatico, ma quell'uomo amava scommettere.

He was very nice, but that man loved to gamble.

— Io sono nessuno 2 (2025)

Tom era molto più basso di me alla scuola materna.

Tom was much shorter than me in kindergarten.

Era molto competitivo.

He was very competitive.

— Senna (2010)

Il budget del film era molto limitato.

The film's budget was very limited.

Tom ha detto che Mary era molto impressionata.

Tom said Mary was very impressed.

Tom era molto tenace.

Tom was very tenacious.

Era molto dolorosa.

It was very painful.

La tua borsa era molto leggera.

Your bag was very light.

Ma al telefono era molto tesa.

But she sounded very tense on the phone.

— Diva (1981)

Anche lei era molto portata per la magia.

She too was very gifted for magic.

— Il castello errante di Howl (2004)

Tom era molto cocciuto.

Tom was very stubborn.

Era molto in ritardo, vero?

He was very late, wasn’t he?

Viaggiare era molto più difficile a quei tempi.

Travelling was much more difficult in those days.

Oggi era molto nervosa.

She was very nervous today.

— Tutto su mia madre (1999)

Era molto orgoglioso di se stesso.

He was very proud of himself.

Come molti di noi, lei era molto timida da bambina.

Like many of us, she was very shy as a child.

Tom era molto lento.

Tom was very slow.

Era molto aggressivo, vero?

He was very aggressive, wasn't he?

Quella canzone era molto familiare.

That song was very familiar.

Layla era molto generosa con Sami.

Layla was very generous with Sami.

La loro versione era molto creativa, sapete?

Their version was very creative, you know?

— Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025)

Era molto più vicino di quanto pensassi.

It was much closer than I thought.

Era molto arrabbiato, vero?

He was very angry, wasn't he?

Che qualcosa era molto nel profondo della sua mente.

That something was very deep in his mind.

— Tempo d'estate (1955)

Era molto scrupoloso.

He was very meticulous.

— I diabolici (1955)

Tom era molto pigro quando era adolescente.

Tom was very lazy when he was a teenager.

Il viso di Mary era molto pallido.

Mary's face was very pale.

Era molto soddisfatto e sicuro di sé.

He was very satisfied and self-confident.

— Senna (2010)

La sua borsa era molto leggera.

Her bag was very light.

Tom era molto ragionevole.

Tom was very reasonable.

Era molto contenta, mi ha fatto le congratulazioni.

She was very happy, she congratulated me.

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Il curry era molto delizioso.

The curry was very delicious.

Era molto sporco quando è arrivato a casa.

He was very dirty when he got home.

Era molto eccitata.

She was very excited.

— Dracula - L’amore perduto (2025)

Il viaggio di ritorno era molto confortevole.

The return journey was very comfortable.

Tom era molto aggressivo.

Tom was very aggressive.

Era molto vicino a quella granata.

He was very close to that grenade.

— Warfare - Tempo di guerra (2025)

Avevano un porto profondo, ma il loro molo era molto limitato.

They had a deep harbor, but their dock was very limited.

Tom non era molto confuso.

Tom wasn't very confused.

La Russia era molto vulnerabile.

Russia was very vulnerable.

La bistecca era molto deliziosa.

The steak was very delicious.

In Brasile, era molto diverso.

In Brazil, it was very different.

— Senna (2010)

Tom era molto dispiaciuto per quello che aveva fatto.

Tom was very sorry for what he had done.

Ora era molto interessato.

Now he was very interested.

Era molto infelice, vero?

He was very unhappy, wasn’t he?

Tom era molto freddo.

Tom was very cold.

Terry era molto contento della notizia.

Terry was very happy with the news.

Lei era molto coraggioso.

She was very brave.

Era molto misterioso.

He was very mysterious.

Tom era molto impressionante.

Tom was very impressive.

Ieri ho letto un libro che, sfortunatamente, era molto noioso.

Yesterday I read a book which, unfortunately, was very boring.

Lei era molto paziente, vero?

She was very patient, wasn’t she?

Era molto più difficile di quanto mi ero aspettata.

It was much more difficult than I had expected.

Sapete, mamma era molto contraria.

You know, Mom was very against it.

— Stalker (1979)

Lui era molto povero.

He was very poor.

Il mare era molto calmo.

The sea was very calm.

Tom era molto loquace.

Tom was very talkative.

Era molto anziana e malata.

She was very old and sick.

Era molto presto la mattina.

It was very early in the morning.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Tom era molto orgoglioso di lei.

Tom was very proud of her.

Era molto attenta in tutto ciò che faceva.

She was very careful in everything she did.

Era molto semplice.

It was very simple.

Tom era molto più basso di me all'asilo.

Tom was much shorter than me in kindergarten.

Era molto spaventosa.

It was very scary.

Tom ha detto che Mary era molto arrabbiata.

Tom said Mary was very angry.

Tom era molto serio a riguardo.

Tom was very serious about it.

Quando ha sentito le notizie, era molto sorpresa.

When she heard the news, she was very surprised.

Era molto facile.

It was very easy.

La situazione in Brasile era molto negativa e deprimente.

The situation in Brazil was very negative and depressing.

— Senna (2010)

Lui però era molto turbato.

But he was very upset.

— Father Mother Sister Brother (2025)

La bambina era molto curiosa.

The little girl was very curious.

Prost era molto politico.

Prost was very political.

— Senna (2010)

Tom non era molto attivo.

Tom wasn't very active.

La realtà era molto diversa.

The reality was very different.

— Tropa de elite 2 - Il nemico ora è un altro (2010)

Grumvaski era molto timido.

Grumvaski was very shy.

— L'odio (1995)

Tua madre era molto preoccupata.

Your mother was very worried.

— Io sono ancora qui (2024)

Tom non era molto soddisfatto.

Tom wasn't very satisfied.

Shige era molto più gentile prima.

Shige was much nicer before.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Lei non era molto loquace, vero?

She wasn’t very talkative, was she?

Era molto in gamba.

He was very smart.

— A Quiet Place - Un posto tranquillo (2018)

Tom era molto entusiasta.

Tom was very excited.

La sua famiglia era molto benestante.

His family was very wealthy.

— Senna (2010)

Lo zoo non era molto affollato.

The zoo was not very crowded.