como era

what was ... like?

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phrase Uncommon #17,638
what was ... like? Can also be used to ask someone to recall something, as in “what was it again?”
PO: Como era sua casa quando você era criança?
EN: What was your house like when you were a child?

Como era bonito.

How beautiful it was.

— O Sacrifício (1986)

Como era o uniforme?

What was the uniform like?

— A História Pessoal de David Copperfield (2019)

Como era antes?

What was it like before?

— Ele Está de Volta (2015)

Como era mesmo?

What was it again?

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Como era a casa de Tom?

What was Tom's house like?

Como era ele?

What was he like?

— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)

Como era teu marido?

What was your husband like?

— Tampopo (1985)

Oh, bem, como era antes?

Oh well, what was it like before?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Como era aquele restaurante?

What was that restaurant like?

Como era o nome dela?

What was her name?

— Parasita (2019)

Como era a comunicação entre eles?

How did they communicate?

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

O dia todo a girar aquela manivela, e como era dura!

All day long I spent turning that crank, and how hard it was!

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Como era lá em cima?

What was it like up there?

— Adeus, Lênin! (2003)

Como era?

What was it like?

— Um Dia de Fúria (1993)

Antônio, como era o nome dessa criatura?

Antonio, what was that creature's name?

— Aquarius (2016)

Como era o teu dedo, Majestade?

What was your finger like, Your Majesty?

— Carandiru (2003)

Como era a vida antes da internet?

What was life like before the internet?

Como era maravilhosa a vida agora que Satine estava no mundo.

How wonderful life was now that Satine was in the world.

— Moulin Rouge: Amor em Vermelho (2001)

Como era Marcello como estudante?

What was Marcello like as a student?

— O Conformista (1971)