erano solo

Per lei erano solo pedine che avevano esaurito lo scopo.

To her, they were just pawns who had served their purpose.

— Perfect Blue (1998)

Erano solo cani.

They were just dogs.

Ma non aveva nessun fondamento, erano solo ipotesi.

But it had no basis; they were just hypotheses.

— Vi presento Toni Erdmann (2016)

Erano solo delle metafore!

They were just metaphors!

— La storia della principessa splendente (2013)

Le persone nei laboratori, erano solo delle cavie.

The people in the laboratories were just guinea pigs.

— Thunderbolts* (2025)

Erano solo supposizioni mie.

They were just my assumptions.

— Volver - Tornare (2006)

Erano solo dei ragazzini.

They were just kids.

— Oh Boy - Un caffè a Berlino (2012)

In realtà erano solo dei dilettanti.

In reality they were just amateurs.

— City of God (2002)

Uh, non erano solo le chiavi.

Uh, it wasn't just the keys.

— TÁR (2022)

Erano solo in tre.

There were only three of them.

— I peccatori (2025)