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era apenas

was just

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phrase Uncommon #17,095
was just Used to say something was only one thing and nothing more, often to minimize or clarify.
PO: Na foto, era apenas um brinquedo velho.
EN: In the photo, it was just an old toy.

A água na estrada era apenas uma miragem.

The water on the road was just a mirage.

Mestre Yupa, eu pensei que isto era apenas uma lenda antiga.

Master Yupa, I thought this was just an old legend.

— Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (1984)

Se era apenas encenação?

Was it just an act?

— Moulin Rouge: Amor em Vermelho (2001)

Quando estava crescendo, era apenas eu e minha mãe, o que eu adorava.

When I was growing up, it was just me and my mom, which I loved.

— Podres de Ricos (2018)

Era apenas um esboço preliminar.

It was just a preliminary draft.

— Anatomia de uma Queda (2023)

E eu era apenas um bom companheiro.

And I was just a good companion.

— A Grande Beleza (2013)

Não, era apenas uma porta como qualquer outra.

No, it was just a door like any other.

— Caché (2005)

Italo Calvino retornou à Itália quando ele ainda era apenas um menino.

Italo Calvino returned to Italy when he was still just a boy.

Tudo que Tom precisava fazer era apenas sentar e não dizer nada.

All Tom had to do was sit down and say nothing.

O Fadil era apenas excelente em muitas diferentes áreas.

Fadil was simply excellent in many different areas.

Era apenas uma criança quando ela morreu.

I was just a child when she died.

— Comer Beber Viver (1994)

Pensamos que sua ameaça era apenas uma brincadeira.

We thought his threat was just a joke.

O seu problema era apenas a altura do banco.

His only problem was the height of the seat.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

Oh, você era apenas um soldado, era?

Oh, you were just a soldier, were you?

— Vítima do Passado (1996)

Não sabiam que era apenas um lobo velho e faminto.

They didn't know it was just an old, hungry wolf.

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

Tudo que Tom tinha que fazer era apenas sentar lá e não dizer nada.

All Tom had to do was just sit there and say nothing.

John, nos fez questionar se estava bem ou não, e era apenas uma história!

John made us question whether he was okay or not, and it was just a story!

— O Homem da Terra (2007)

Era apenas uma formalidade.

It was merely a formality.

Tom era apenas uma testemunha.

Tom was merely a witness.