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Tom era un innocente passante.

Tom was an innocent bystander.

Era un gigante!

He was a giant!

— Il nastro bianco (2009)

Tom era un parrucchiere.

Tom was a hairdresser.

Il Paese che mia madre lasciò era un Paese in cui aveva creduto.

The country my mother left was a country she believed in.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

L'ho sempre saputo che Tom era un piantagrane.

I've always known that Tom was a troublemaker.

Era un impresario di successo.

He was a successful businessman.

Era un cosi 'bravo ragazzo.

He was such a good boy.

— Una luce dal passato (2004)

Era un punto di riferimento.

It was a landmark.

— Crimini e misfatti (1989)

Tom era un allenatore.

Tom was a coach.

Suo padre era un muratore.

His father was a bricklayer.

Era un salone prima.

It was a salon before.

— È arrivata mia figlia! (2015)

Non ti avevo detto che era un salvataggio?

Didn't I tell you it was a rescue?

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)

Era un marine sotto la media.

He was a below-average Marine.

— Codice d'onore (1992)

Era un sicario.

He was a hitman.

— Léon (1994)

Comunque era un bel ragazzo.

He was a handsome guy, though.

— Un affare di famiglia (2018)

Era un match forte con un sacco di potenziale.

It was a strong match with a lot of potential.

— Material Love (2025)

Lui era un killer a pagamento.

He was a contract killer.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Simon era un eccellente ingegnere, tra i migliori.

Simon was an excellent engineer, among the best.

— Una pallottola spuntata (2025)

Aurora era una bellezza, lui era un gusto acquisito, per essere gentili.

Aurora was beautiful; he was an acquired taste, to put it kindly.

— La grazia (2025)

Il tuo amico era un pugile?

Was your friend a boxer?

— I visitatori (1993)

Tom era un insegnante di francese.

Tom was a French teacher.

Non era un lunedì, era una domenica.

It wasn't a Monday, it was a Sunday.

— Tre uomini in fuga (1966)

Mary era un maschiaccio.

Mary was a tomboy.

Prima era un quartiere tranquillo, adesso è pieno di traffico.

It used to be a quiet neighborhood, now it's full of traffic.

Era un pomeriggio molto caldo.

It was a very hot afternoon.

— Rashomon (1950)

Tom era un tuo amico, giusto?

Tom was a friend of yours, right?

Mann era un fanatico del baseball.

Mann was a baseball fanatic.

— L'uomo dei sogni (1989)

So che era un bianco.

I know it was a white one.

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

Era un maledetto psicopatico!

He was a damn psychopath!

— Le iene (1992)

Era un Urban Swimlight.

It was an Urban Swimlight.

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Tom era un boscaiolo.

Tom was a lumberjack.

All'epoca il re era un Luigi di cui ho dimenticato il numero.

At the time, the king was a Louis whose number I’ve forgotten.

— Dracula - L’amore perduto (2025)

Da giovane era un atleta fortissimo, correva i cento metri in meno di undici secondi.

As a young man he was a very strong athlete, running the hundred meters in less than eleven seconds.

Era un amore senza il peso di un mutuo, di un lavoro o dei figli.

It was a love without the burden of a mortgage, a job, or children.

— Eternity (2025)

Tom era un carpentiere.

Tom was a carpenter.

Era un tentativo di aggressione a un agente di custodia?

Was this an attempted assault on a prison officer?

— The Experiment - Cercasi cavie umane (2001)

Mandela era un capo del fronte di liberazione.

Mandela was a leader of the liberation front.

Lo sapevi che il russo era un astronauta?

Did you know that the Russian was an astronaut?

— I lunedì al sole (2002)

Tom era un idraulico.

Tom was a plumber.

Era un fraintendimento!

It was a misunderstanding!

Ho sentito che non era un litigio.

I heard that it wasn't an argument.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Tom non era un minatore.

Tom wasn't a miner.

Tom era un membro del nostro gruppo.

Tom was a member of our group.

Ziri era un nerd dei computer.

Ziri was a computer nerd.

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

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

— Effetto notte (1973)

Non era un monaco, ma un prete.

He was not a monk, but a priest.

— The Host (2006)

Il poliziotto era un duro.

The cop was a tough guy.

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Era un insegnante di matematica.

He was a math teacher.

Era un vagabondo.

He was a vagrant.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Non sapevo che Tom era un pirata.

I didn't know Tom was a pirate.

Tom era un vostro amico, giusto?

Tom was a friend of yours, right?

Tom era un allenatore terribile.

Tom was a terrible coach.

Era un cristallo come questo!

It was a crystal like this one!

— Atlantis - L'impero perduto (2001)

Suo padre era un diplomatico in Kenya.

His father was a diplomat in Kenya.

Mio nonno era un minatore d'oro.

My grandfather was a gold miner.

Lewis Strauss una volta, era un umile venditore di scarpe.

Lewis Strauss was once a humble shoe salesman.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Era un ascesso enorme!

It was a huge abscess!

— Tampopo (1985)

Layla era un maschiaccio.

Layla was a tomboy.

Ma era un drone.

But it was a drone.

— Bacurau (2019)

Anche tuo fratello era un unicorno.

Your brother was a unicorn too.

— Material Love (2025)

Era un esattore delle tasse.

He was a tax collector.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Quella persona era un giudice.

That person was a judge.

— Pixote, la legge del più debole (1980)

Potevo dire dal suo accento che era un francese.

I could tell from his accent that he was French.

Era un modo di pregare per la tua guarigione.

It was a way of praying for your healing.

— La Forma della Voce (2016)

Non era un bugiardo.

He wasn't a liar.

— Il castello nel cielo (1986)

Era un bianco!

He was a white man!

— Un giorno di ordinaria follia (1993)

Era un nostro progetto.

It was one of our projects.

— Train to Busan (2016)

L'uomo era un completo straniero.

The man was a complete stranger.

Era un giocatore di rugby.

He was a rugby player.

E Madrid era un campo minato, una strada senza uscita.

And Madrid was a minefield, a dead-end street.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

Non era un tradimento.

It wasn’t cheating.

— Anatomia di una caduta (2023)

Era un cartone, pensavo che fosse strano.

It was a cartoon, I thought it was weird.

— Sorry, Baby (2025)

Il mio insegnante era un pervertito.

My teacher was a pervert.

Esteban era un magnaccia amico della madre di Bill.

Esteban was a pimp and friend of Bill's mother.

— Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2011)

Era un intellettuale di città che giocava a fare il contadino.

He was a city intellectual who played at being a farmer.

— Manon delle sorgenti (1986)

Mio padre non era un nero impaurito, come lo erano molti, e ancora oggi lo sono.

My father was not a fearful black man, as many were, and still are today.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Harry, non mi hai mai detto che anche tuo padre era un cercatore.

Harry, you never told me your father was a Seeker too.

— Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001)

Quello, signori, era un bastardo.

That, gentlemen, was a bastard.

— Niente di nuovo sul fronte occidentale (2022)

Sammy Davis era un cantante eccellente.

Sammy Davis was an excellent singer.

Prima dell'Islam, era un cristiano.

Before Islam, he was a Christian.

Era un dilemma per me.

It was a dilemma for me.

Era un maschiaccio?

Was she a tomboy?

Tom era un cantante eccellente.

Tom was an excellent singer.

Ho sempre saputo che Tom era un piantagrane.

I always knew Tom was a troublemaker.

Lui era un mio caro amico.

He was a dear friend of mine.

Tom era un falegname.

Tom was a carpenter.

Lui non era un milionario, non era il padrone della sua impresa.

He wasn't a millionaire; he wasn't the owner of his company.

— American Gangster (2007)

Tom era un giocatore di baseball.

Tom was a baseball player.

Diceva che l'auto era un rottame.

He said the car was a wreck.

— F1 - Il film (2025)

La fiducia era un lusso che non poteva permettersi.

Trust was a luxury he couldn't afford.

Era un fottuto lupo!

He was a fucking wolf!

— Mystic River (2003)

Non era un comando.

It wasn't a command.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)

Era un oracolo?

Was it an oracle?

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Ziri era un canadese bianco.

Ziri was a white Canadian.

James Cook era un esploratore britannico.

James Cook was a British explorer.

Prima era un ubriacone, ora è tuo cugino.

First he was a drunkard, now he's your cousin.

— I visitatori (1993)

Jim era un amore.

Jim was a sweetheart.

— Eternity (2025)

Il mio era un urletto di incoraggiamento.

Mine was a little scream of encouragement.

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

Orlando era un mio caro.

Orlando was a dear friend of mine.

— Una donna fantastica (2017)

Era un urletto di incoraggiamento il mio.

It was a little cry of encouragement from me.

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

Era un collegio per bambini sovrappeso.

It was a boarding school for overweight children.

— Oh Boy - Un caffè a Berlino (2012)

Il mio papà era un allenatore.

My dad was a coach.

Sami era un perfetto estraneo.

Sami was a complete stranger.