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era bom

was good

→ ser
phrase Uncommon #13,623
was good Imperfect past form of ser + bom. Used for describing a past state or quality.
PO: Quando eu era criança, tudo era bom.
EN: When I was a child, everything was good.

Tudo era bom.

Everything was good.

Tom disse que não era bom em francês.

Tom said he wasn't good at French.

Após dois minutos, o gosto era bom.

After two minutes, it tasted good.

— Queen (2014)

Tom disse a Maria que o francês dela era bom.

Tom told Maria that her French was good.

Tom achava que não era bom o suficiente para Maria.

Tom thought he wasn’t good enough for Maria.

Não estou acostumado com isso, tinha me esquecido como isso era bom.

I'm not used to this; I had forgotten how good it was.

— Os Falsários (2007)

Eu nunca disse que eu era bom no tênis.

I never said I was good at tennis.

Eu era bom.

I was good.

— Служебный роман (1977)

Tom era bom em basquete.

Tom was good at basketball.

E viu Deus que era bom.

And God saw that it was good.

Eu sabia que o Tom não era bom no xadrez.

I knew Tom wasn't good at chess.

Eu vi que seu gancho de esquerda era bom demais.

I saw that his left hook was too good.

— Tampopo (1985)

E era bom?

And was it good?

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Ele não pensou no que era bom para a esposa.

He didn't think about what was best for his wife.

Aquele hotel era bom e barato.

That hotel was good and inexpensive.

Eu sabia que você era bom!

I knew you were good!

— A Viagem de Chihiro (2001)

Tom falou que você era bom.

Tom said you were good.

Tom era bom, mas Mary era melhor.

Tom was good, but Mary was better.

Tom não era bom.

Tom wasn't good.

E viu Deus que isso era bom.

And God saw that it was good.

Era bom, não era?

It was good, wasn’t it?

Que eu era bom em alguma coisa.

That I was good at something.

— Invasores - Nenhum Sistema Está à Salvo (2014)

Como era bom contar com a poética beleza das frases dela em Tatoeba!

How wonderful it was to have the poetic beauty of her phrases in Tatoeba!

Eu pensei que Tom era bom.

I thought Tom was good.

Senti que aquilo não era bom e não gostei.

I felt that it wasn't good and I didn't like it.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Não disse que o cara era bom?

Didn't I say the guy was good?

— Tropa de Elite (2007)