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era morto

was dead

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phrase Uncommon #18,276
was dead Past form of essere + morto. Used for a person or animal that had died.
IT: Il cane era morto da tempo.
EN: The dog had been dead for a long time.

Non lo sapevi che era morto a due anni?

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

Era morto.

He was dead.

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

Il ragno era morto.

The spider was dead.

Come sapeva che Tom era morto?

How did he know Tom was dead?

Ma non era morto?

But wasn't he dead?

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

Mi hanno detto che Sami era morto.

They told me Sami was dead.

Non era morto?

Wasn't he dead?

— Star Trek II - L'ira di Khan (1982)

Sami non era morto.

Sami wasn't dead.

Non sapevi che era morto a due anni?

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

Tre giorni dopo, Tom era morto.

Three days later, Tom was dead.

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

They kept to themselves that the king was dead.

Era morto!

He was dead!

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

Avevi detto che era morto.

You said he was dead.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Mi dissero che Sami era morto.

They told me that Sami was dead.

Era morto uno dei miei.

One of my men had died.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Avevi detto che era morto!

You said he was dead!

— La spina del diavolo (2001)