era una

was a

→ essere
phrase Common #6,579
was a Used before a feminine singular noun.
IT: Era una giornata splendida.
EN: It was a wonderful day.

Era una premonizione.

It was a premonition.

— I Swear (2025)

Era una famosa attrice.

She was a famous actress.

Era una calda giornata d’estate.

It was a hot summer day.

Era una sicurezza.

He was a sure bet.

— I diabolici (1955)

Era una Desert T.

It was a Desert T.

— L'odio (1995)

Era una mamma single.

She was a single mom.

— Suzume (2022)

Il nostro legame era una fonte di gioia costante.

Our bond was a source of constant joy.

A quei tempi, Tokyo era una baia.

In those days, Tokyo was a bay.

— Weathering with You - La ragazza del tempo (2019)

La sua era una richiesta d'aiuto, semmai.

If anything, hers was a cry for help.

— Don Juan DeMarco - Maestro d'amore (1994)

Anche lei era una capitana.

She was a captain too.

Era una punta di freccia.

It was an arrowhead.

— Atlantis - L'impero perduto (2001)

Saffo era una famosa poetessa di Lesbo.

Sappho was a famous poet from Lesbos.

Era una rivelazione per me.

It was a revelation for me.

Non era un lunedì, era una domenica.

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

— Tre uomini in fuga (1966)

Era una seccatura.

It was a nuisance.

— Laurence Anyways e il desiderio di una donna... (2012)

Era una canoa grande.

It was a big canoe.

Era una sofferenza, non era per me.

It was a pain, it wasn't for me.

— La vita di Adele: Capitoli 1 & 2 (2013)

Era una guerriera, una valorosa guerriera della libertà!

She was a warrior, a brave warrior for freedom!

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)

Era una cliente.

She was a customer.

— Un semplice incidente (2025)

Era una sua amica.

She was a friend of his.

— Il buco (2019)

Ha detto che la tua vita era una triste storia.

He said your life was a sad story.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - Le due torri (2002)

Era una piazza piena di vita.

It was a square full of life.

— Il cielo sopra Berlino (1987)

Sami disse che Layla era una bugiarda.

Sami said Layla was a liar.

La sua ragazza era una canaglia!

His girlfriend was a scoundrel!

— Mosca non crede alle lacrime (1980)

Ma oggi quel posto era una stazione di polizia.

But today that place was a police station.

— L'agente segreto (2025)

Era una gelida sera d’inverno.

It was a freezing winter evening.

Naturalmente era una vergognosa e orrenda bugia.

Of course it was a shameful and horrible lie.

— Don Juan DeMarco - Maestro d'amore (1994)

Era una loro idea.

It was their idea.

A parlare era stato Clyde Rogerson, la cui moglie era una capitana.

It was Clyde Rogerson who had spoken; his wife was a captain.

Ma invece era una figlia di puttana, ci ha rubato tutti i gioielli.

But instead she was a daughter of a bitch, she stole all our jewels.

— Aquarius (2016)

Come facevi a sapere che era una nazi?

How did you know she was a Nazi?

— Indiana Jones e l'ultima crociata (1989)

Era una fantastica ballerina.

She was a fantastic dancer.

— Il mio amico Ivan Lapshin (1985)

La sua signora madre era una così buona signora!

His mother was such a good lady!

Per l'appunto era una nottataccia d'inferno.

It really was a hellish night.

Era una calda sera d'estate.

It was a warm summer evening.

Alain, dici che era una traiettoria normale.

Alain, you say it was a normal trajectory.

— Senna (2010)

Ricordi quando eri convinto che Zach era una femminuccia?

Remember when you were convinced Zach was a girl?

— Eternity (2025)

Quando l'ho conosciuta era una designer indipendente e piena di talento.

When I met her, she was an independent and talented designer.

— Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011)

Era una classe prima della mia.

It was a class one year ahead of mine.

— Le buone stelle - Broker (2022)

Era una valutazione equa?

Was this a fair assessment?

Era una domenica.

It was a Sunday.

— Ricchi... da morire - Delitti in famiglia (2026)

Ma era una bibliotecaria, giusto?

But she was a librarian, right?

— Eternity (2025)

Era una quercia da fuoco.

It was a fire oak.

L'operazione del Papa era una pazzia.

The Pope's surgery was madness.

— Tropa de elite - Gli squadroni della morte (2007)

Era una bugiarda.

She was a liar.

— Fight Club (1999)

Layla era una poetessa eccellente.

Layla was an excellent poet.

Era una sorellastra e non valeva molto neanche come metà.

She was a half-sister and not much of a half-sister either.

— Léon (1994)

Era una incantevole sera d'autunno.

It was a lovely autumn evening.

Vostra madre era una gran bella donna.

Your mother was a very beautiful woman.

— I Tenenbaum (2001)

Era una meraviglia.

It was a marvel.

— La società della neve (2023)