era morto

was dead

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phrase Uncommon #17,557

was dead Used to describe a male person or thing as dead in the past.

IT: Quando siamo arrivati, il pesce era morto.

EN: When we arrived, the fish was dead.

Non sapevi che era morto a due anni?

Didn't you know he had died at the age of two?

He was dead!

— The Long Walk - Se ti fermi muori (2025)

Avevi detto che era morto!

You said he was dead!

— La spina del diavolo (2001)

Il ragno era morto.

The spider was dead.

Mi dissero che Sami era morto.

They told me that Sami was dead.

Come sapeva che Tom era morto?

How did he know Tom was dead?

Perché suo marito era morto.

Because her husband had died.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Loro hanno tenuto per sé stessi che il re era morto.

They kept to themselves that the king was dead.

Era morto uno dei miei.

One of my men had died.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Non lo sapevi che era morto a due anni?

Didn't you know he died at the age of two?

Mi hanno detto che Sami era morto.

They told me Sami was dead.

Ma non era morto?

But wasn't he dead?

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

He was dead.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Il ritorno del re (2003)

Avevi detto che era morto.

You said he was dead.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Tre giorni dopo, Tom era morto.

Three days later, Tom was dead.

Wasn't he dead?

— Star Trek II - L'ira di Khan (1982)

Sami non era morto.

Sami wasn't dead.

Era morto tra le sue braccia.

He had died in her arms.