era tutto

it was all

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phrase Uncommon #12,277
it was all Depending on context, it can also mean “everything was.”
IT: Era tutto pronto per la festa.
EN: Everything was ready for the party.

Era tutto abbastanza convincente, ma non potevamo essere sicuri.

It was all quite convincing, but we couldn't be sure.

— L'uomo che venne dalla Terra (2007)

Era tutto da immaginare, tutto sembrava possibile.

Everything was to be imagined, everything seemed possible.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Vuol dire che era tutto falso, che era un inganno!

It means it was all false, it was a hoax!

— Effetto notte (1973)

Era tutto organizzato!

It was all organized!

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Era tutto.

That was all.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Era tutto molto bello su quella scaletta e io ero grande con quel bel cappotto.

It was all very beautiful on that ladder and I looked great in that beautiful coat.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

Il sole era sparito e sotto era tutto in ombra ormai.

The sun had disappeared and everything below was now in shadow.

Era tutto come doveva essere.

Everything was as it should be.

Era tutto sempre più sorprendente.

It was all more and more surprising.

Grazie per il magnifico pranzo, era tutto talmente squisito.

Thank you for the wonderful lunch, everything was so delicious.

— American Gangster (2007)

Era tutto così buio.

It was all so dark.

— I guardiani della notte (2004)

Era tutto un'illusione?

Was it all an illusion?

Ero a New York, ma era tutto diverso.

I was in New York, but everything was different.

— Spider-Man - Un nuovo universo (2018)

Ma a parte questo, era tutto uguale.

But apart from that, everything was the same.

— The Big Sick - Il matrimonio si può evitare... l'amore no (2017)

Era tutto così facile.

It was all so easy.

Era tutto fatto.

It was all done.

Tu ora vai di là e gli dici che era tutto uno scherzo.

You go over there now and tell him it was all a joke.

— È stata la mano di Dio (2021)

Era tutto delizioso!

It was all delicious!

Era tutto molto bello.

It was all very beautiful.

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)

La ringrazio, ma Simon era tutto per me.

Thank you, but Simon was everything to me.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Era tutto quello per cui ho sperato.

It was everything I hoped for.

Allora, qui era tutto diverso, caro mio.

Well, everything was different here, my dear.

— Oh Boy - Un caffè a Berlino (2012)

Quella donna, Mary, per lui era tutto.

That woman, Mary, meant everything to him.

— Return to Silent Hill (2026)

Era tutto scritto.

It was all written.

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Era tutto finto?

Was it all fake?

— Rental Family - Nelle vite degli altri (2025)

Era tutto per me.

He was everything to me.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Era tutto sbagliato in quel progetto ma nessuno aveva il coraggio di dirlo.

Everything about that project was wrong but no one had the courage to say it.