ela era

she was

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phrase Common #2,682
she was Used to talk about a state or condition in the past.
PO: Ela era muito tímida quando era criança.
EN: She was very shy when she was a child.

Ela era realmente muito forte?

Was she really very strong?

— Demon Slayer: Mugen Train - O Filme (2020)

Ela era corajosa.

She was brave.

Ela era um gênio em matemática.

She was a genius in mathematics.

Ela era grande?

Was she big?

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Eu não disse que ela era incrível?

Didn't I say she was amazing?

— देवदास (2002)

Ela era mais fraca!

She was weaker!

— Chicago (2002)

Não sei sobre João, mas Maria perdeu seu pai quando ela era jovem.

I don't know about João, but Maria lost her father when she was young.

Ela era uma prostituta de uma perna só.

She was a one-legged prostitute.

— Titanic (1997)

Você disse que ela era ideal.

You said she was ideal.

— Preso na Escuridão (1997)

Ela era muito bonita.

She was very beautiful.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

Ela era a única coisa que me fazia feliz.

She was the only thing that made me happy.

Ele devia ter me dito que ela era tão bonita.

He should have told me she was so beautiful.

— A Criada (2016)

Ela era perfeita.

She was perfect.

Ela era colega de minha filha na escola.

She was my daughter’s classmate at school.

— Oito e Meio (1963)

Você se lembra como ela era antigamente?

Do you remember what it used to look like?

— Служебный роман (1977)

Ela era fraca.

She was weak.

Ela era uma garota tão gentil.

She was such a kind girl.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Castelo Infinito (2025)

Ela era linda, como o vento.

She was beautiful, like the wind.

— Vidas ao Vento (2013)

Ela era uma pilha de nervos na noite passada.

She was a bundle of nerves last night.

Ela era muito boa para essa cidade.

She was too good a fit for that city.

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Eu te disse que ela era bonita.

I told you she was beautiful.

— Lady Vingança (2005)

Ela era a mais bela mulher em todo o território.

She was the most beautiful woman in the entire territory.

Ela era noiva dele.

She was his fiancée.

— Era Uma Vez em… Hollywood (2019)

Ela era bonitinho mesmo.

She was really cute.

Ela era enfermeira, sabe muito bem aplicar injeções.

She was a nurse, she knows very well how to give injections.

— Decisão de Partir (2022)

Essa é a Alicia, ela era cega.

This is Alicia, she was blind.

— O Orfanato (2007)

Eu devia ter dito todo os dias, pois ela era perfeita todos os dias.

I should have said it every day, because she was perfect every single day.

— Simplesmente Amor (2003)

Ela era uma garota alta e magra, com cabelo macio e castanho.

She was a tall, slender girl with soft, brown hair.

Que idiota ela era!

What an idiot she was!

Ela era jovem e inocente.

She was young and innocent.

Como sabia que ela era nazista?

How did you know she was a Nazi?

— Indiana Jones e a Última Cruzada (1989)

Não falava uma palavra de francês, seis semanas depois ela era minha esposa.

She didn’t speak a word of French; six weeks later, she was my wife.

— Prenda-Me se For Capaz (2002)

Ela era minha esposa.

She was my wife.

— Piku (2015)

E não conseguia esconder, porquê ela era a primeira a se trocar.

And she couldn't hide it, because she was the first to change.

— Volver (2006)

Ela era uma ótima garota.

She was a great girl.

— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)

Eu supus que ela era sua namorada.

I assumed she was his girlfriend.

Ela era amável.

She was kind.

Não sabia que ela era menor de idade, eu juro.

I didn't know she was a minor, I swear.

— O Tempo com Você (2019)

Ela era sua mãe.

She was your mother.

— Bugonia (2025)

Ela era da Ucrânia.

She was from Ukraine.

— Não Se Vive Duas Vezes (2011)

Quem ela era?

Who was she?

— O que o Coração Deseja (2001)

Ela era um pouco louco.

She was a little crazy.

— A Estrada da Vida (1954)

Ela era incrível.

She was amazing.

— La La Land: Cantando Estações (2016)

Ela era mais gorda.

She was fatter.

— Era Uma Vez em Tóquio (1953)

Ela era alta e elegante.

She was tall and elegant.

— Intocáveis (2011)

Além de ser uma boa professora, ela era uma grande especialista.

Besides being a good teacher, she was a great expert.

Ela era perturbada.

She was disturbed.

— TÁR (2022)

Ela era como uma mãe para mim!

She was like a mother to me!

— Swades: We, the People (2004)

Ela era francesa?

Was she French?

Ninguém sabia que ela era especial.

Nobody knew she was special.

— Queen (2014)

Maria não é tímida como ela era.

Maria isn't as shy as she used to be.

Ela era linda.

She was beautiful.

Como ela era velha e não comia muito, não precisava do dinheiro.

Since she was old and didn't eat much, she didn't need the money.

— Os Incompreendidos (1959)

Ela era muito boa.

She was very good.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Ela era a minha melhor amiga no ensino médio.

She was my best friend in high school.

Eu suspeitava que ela era perigosa.

I suspected she was dangerous.

Ela era orgulhosa demais para pedir ajuda a ele.

She was too proud to ask him for help.

Ela era cega do olho direito.

She was blind in her right eye.

Ela era tão boa.

She was so good.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Ela era famosa?

Was she famous?

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Apesar de ser gorda, ela era bonita.

Despite being overweight, she was beautiful.

Ela era uma garota muito tímida.

She was a very shy girl.

Ela era jovem, pura, contente e inocente.

She was young, pure, happy, and innocent.

Tempos atrás, ela era uma grande feiticeira.

A long time ago, she was a great sorceress.

— O Castelo Animado (2004)

Ela era minha melhor amiga.

She was my best friend.

— Não Conte a Ninguém (2006)

Ela era a bela Rebecca Hildreth.

She was the beautiful Rebecca Hildreth.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Pensava que ela era extremamente encantadora.

I thought she was extremely charming.

Ela era uma ótima governanta.

She was a great housekeeper.

— Parasita (2019)

Mary morreu quando ela era muito jovem.

Mary died when she was very young.

Ela era mãe dele!

She was his mother!

— A Canção do Mar (2014)

Ela era bem mais alta que você.

She was much taller than you.

— Flores do Oriente (2011)

Ela era tanto inteligente como bonita.

She was both intelligent and beautiful.

Ela era de uma família respeitável.

She came from a respectable family.

— O Profissional (1994)

Ela era ingênua.

She was naive.

Ela era uma menina muito tímida.

She was a very shy girl.

Ela era mais nova.

She was younger.

— Leviatã (2014)

Mas ela era algo muito pior.

But she was something much worse.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

Ela era aluna do Dominique.

She was Dominique's student.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Mas há pouco tempo ela era uma princesa!

But not long ago, she was a princess!

— O Conto da Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Ela era prostituta.

She was a prostitute.

— Assunto de Família (2018)

Eu sabia que ela era a noiva do Rohit.

I knew she was Rohit’s fiancée.

— O que o Coração Deseja (2001)

Ela era um anjo.

She was an angel.

— Barfi! (2012)

Ela era gentil e inteligente.

She was kind and intelligent.

— O Sobrevivente (2025)

Ela era uma lição de coragem.

She was a lesson in courage.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

Ela era mais bonita naquela época do que ela é hoje.

She was prettier back then than she is now.

Eu era médico e ela era minha esposa.

I was a doctor and she was my wife.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

A Mary me disse que ela era suspeita.

Mary told me she was a suspect.

Como ela era?

What was she like?

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Eu acho que nem suíça ela era!

I don't even think she was Swiss!

— O que o Coração Deseja (2001)

Ela era muito bonita, é muito bonita.

She was very beautiful, she is very beautiful.

— Durante a Tormenta (2018)

Ela era a última pessoa que eu esperava encontrar lá.

She was the last person I expected to find there.

Tom disse à Mary que ela era bonita.

Tom told Mary that she was beautiful.

Ela era parecida com Christie Love.

She resembled Christie Love.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Achei que ela era bonita.

I thought she was pretty.

E que os habitantes do local achavam que ela era uma bruxa.

And the locals thought she was a witch.

— Suspiria (1977)

Ela era cega, surda e burra.

She was blind, deaf, and stupid.

Não está claro o que ela era, pelo menos pra alguém.

It's unclear what she was, at least to anyone.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Ela era tão bonita que qualquer um podia ver que era uma princesa de verdade.

She was so beautiful that anyone could see she was a real princess.

Ela era forte.

She was strong.

Se ela era um fantasma, por que ela não me matou?

If she was a ghost, why didn't she kill me?

— Uma História Chinesa de Fantasmas (1987)

Ela era uma garota pura.

She was a pure girl.

— Oldboy (2003)

Ela era legal.

She was nice.

— Não Se Vive Duas Vezes (2011)

Sinto muito pela Rosie, ela era uma boa pessoa.

I feel sorry about Rosie, she was a good person.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

O nome dela era Linda e ela era um ano mais nova que o Tony.

Her name was Linda and she was a year younger than Tony.

Ela era minha namorada.

She was my girlfriend.

Eu perguntei à Ann se ela era estudante.

I asked Ann if she was a student.

Ela era a cara da Elois.

She looked just like Elois.

— Cães de Aluguel (1992)

Desculpe, não sabia que ela era a sua mulher.

I'm sorry, I didn't know she was your wife.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Ela era?

She was?

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Ela era mãe solteira.

She was a single mother.

— Suzume (2022)

Você nem lembra como ela era.

You don’t even remember what she was like.

— Crematório (2015)

Ela era boa, pura e bondosa.

She was good, pure, and kind.

— Guardiões da Noite (2004)

Ela era do mesmo tipo, um vagabundo.

She was the same kind—a drifter.

— A Estrada da Vida (1954)

Descobrimos que ela era racista.

We discovered that she was racist.

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Antes de casar, ela era a bela Rebecca Hildreth.

Before getting married, she was the beautiful Rebecca Hildreth.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

É por isso que ela era tão poderosa, ela era filha dos dois mundos.

That's why she was so powerful, she was a child of both worlds.

— Wicked: Parte II (2025)

Ela era italiana?

Was she Italian?

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Ela era uma menina quando lhe trouxeram seu pai morto.

She was just a girl when her dead father was brought to her.

— O Senhor dos Anéis: As Duas Torres (2002)

Ela era minha amiga.

She was my friend.

— Dinheiro Suspeito (2026)

Mas ela era tão jovem.

But she was so young.

— O Lamento (2016)

Ah, eles morreram quando ela era bebê.

Oh, they died when she was a baby.

— A Garota Ideal (2007)

Você sabia que ela era um peixe?

Did you know she was a fish?

— Ponyo - Uma Amizade que Veio do Mar (2008)

Ela era muito legal comigo.

She was really nice to me.

— Transtorno Explosivo (2019)

Ela era amante do meu marido.

She was my husband's mistress.

— As Diabólicas (1955)