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era un uomo

was a man

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phrase Uncommon #11,157
was a man Used to describe a man in the past.
IT: Quando lo conobbi, era un uomo gentile.
EN: When I met him, he was a kind man.

Era un uomo davvero ammirevole.

He was a truly admirable man.

— Send Help (2026)

Era un uomo molto raffinato, ma non ne era minimamente consapevole.

He was a very refined man, but he was completely unaware of it.

Lei ritiene che non era un uomo?

Do you think he wasn't a man?

— Solaris (1972)

Tom era un uomo molto divertente.

Tom was a very funny man.

Dan era un uomo estremamente violento.

Dan was an extremely violent man.

Mio nonno era un uomo forte, lavorava nei campi tutto il giorno.

My grandfather was a strong man, he worked in the fields all day.

Lui era un uomo crudele.

He was a cruel man.

Patrice era un uomo piuttosto chiuso.

Patrice was a rather reserved man.

— Tre colori - Film blu (1993)

Era un uomo anziano!

He was an elderly man!

— Dal cuore (1998)

Era un uomo magnifico.

He was a magnificent man.

Era un uomo sposato.

He was a married man.

Tom era un uomo semplice.

Tom was a simple man.

Il signor Smith, per come lo conoscevo, era un uomo modesto.

Mr. Smith, as I knew him, was a modest man.

Era un uomo crudele.

He was a cruel man.

Era un uomo molto intelligente, ma leggeva troppi libri, e perse la ragione.

He was a very intelligent man, but he read too many books and lost his mind.

— Il ragazzo e l'airone (2023)

Tom era un uomo forte.

Tom was a strong man.

Lui era un uomo ammalato quando è arrivato a New Orleans.

He was a sick man when he arrived in New Orleans.

Tom non era un uomo gentile.

Tom was not a kind man.

Era un uomo devoto.

He was a devout man.

— Demon Slayer - Il treno Mugen (2020)

Era un uomo sensibile, di talento.

He was a sensitive, talented man.

— Stalker (1979)

Mio fratello era un uomo forte.

My brother was a strong man.

— Lussuria - Seduzione e tradimento (2007)

Ma era un uomo in divisa.

But he was a man in uniform.

— La leggenda del pianista sull'oceano (1998)

Lui era un uomo intelligente e pratico.

He was an intelligent and practical man.

Certo, quando tornò, era un uomo.

Of course, when he returned, he was a man.

— Il vento che accarezza l'erba (2006)

Era un uomo molto buono.

He was a very good man.

— Aquarius (2016)

Tom era un uomo crudele.

Tom was a cruel man.

Lo ricordo bene, era un uomo alto con gli occhi chiari e la barba grigia.

I remember him well, he was a tall man with light eyes and a grey beard.