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era melhor

was better

→ ser
phrase Uncommon #17,206
was better Past tense of 'ser' + comparative. Often used to compare something in the past with now.
PO: A minha nota era melhor no semestre passado.
EN: My grade was better last semester.

A primeira história era melhor.

The first story was better.

— A Princesa Prometida (1987)

Era melhor alugar uma livraria.

It would have been better to rent a bookstore.

— TÁR (2022)

Ele disse que era melhor você ir embora.

He said it would be better if you left.

O seu era melhor.

Yours was better.

A comida da mãe era melhor, não é?

Mom's cooking was better, wasn't it?

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Era melhor ter ficado no exército.

It would have been better to have stayed in the army.

— Irmão (1997)

A vida era melhor nos anos noventa.

Life was better in the nineties.

Para nós, era melhor que o Citibank.

For us, it was better than Citibank.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Era melhor aquele das pessoas que transam.

The one about people who have sex was better.

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Não sabíamos se era melhor acalmar nosso amigo ou consolar a mãe dele.

We didn't know whether it was better to calm our friend or console his mother.

— 3 Idiotas (2009)

Sabe, meu plano era melhor.

You know, my plan was better.

— Diários de Motocicleta (2004)

Era melhor ter me levado à Natsuko, ou algo assim.

It would have been better if you had taken me to Natsuko, or something like that.

— O Menino e a Garça (2023)

Era melhor eu cair no seu lugar!

I'd be better off falling in your place!

— Braço de Diamante (1969)

A comida era melhor na prisão.

The food was better in prison.

O outro era melhor.

The other one was better.

— A Dupla Vida de Véronique (1991)

O meu irmão era melhor do que eu em tudo na escola.

My brother was better than me at everything in school.

Tom era bom, mas Mary era melhor.

Tom was good, but Mary was better.

Aqui, era melhor mais ferro.

Here, more iron was better.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Era melhor ser educada e ligar para o advogado.

It would have been better to be polite and call the lawyer.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)