era muito

was very

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phrase Common #3,223
was very Used before an adjective to describe something or someone in the past; era means “was” and muito means “very.”
PO: O filme era muito interessante.
EN: The movie was very interesting.

Minha professora de francês era muito rígida.

My French teacher was very strict.

Era muito simpático.

He was very nice.

— Os Bons Companheiros (1990)

Não, eu era muito pequena.

No, I was very young.

— Lazzaro Felice (2018)

A minha mãe era muito linda, na juventude.

My mother was very beautiful in her youth.

Mary devolveu a camisa porque era muito pequena.

Mary returned the shirt because it was too small.

Tom era muito confiável.

Tom was very reliable.

Viajar era muito mais difícil nesse tempo.

Traveling was much more difficult back then.

Tom era muito observador.

Tom was very observant.

O Sami era muito louco.

Sami was very crazy.

Não, sua secretária me disse que era muito urgente.

No, his secretary told me it was very urgent.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)

A formiga era muito trabalhadora e a cigarra não.

The ant was very hardworking, and the grasshopper wasn’t.

— Segunda-Feira ao Sol (2002)

Era muito para um nobre alazão.

That was too much for a noble chestnut horse.

— Shrek (2001)

Meu professor de francês era muito rígido.

My French teacher was very strict.

Ele era muito pobre.

He was very poor.

Tornou-se padre porque era muito covarde para fazer o que eu faço.

He became a priest because he was too cowardly to do what I do.

— Três Homens em Conflito (1966)

Ela era muito insistente.

She was very insistent.

Anders tentou convencer Victor mas ele disse que o argumento era muito fraco.

Anders tried to convince Victor, but Victor said the argument was too weak.

— Morangos Silvestres (1957)

Tom era muito interessado em esportes quando era jovem.

Tom was very interested in sports when he was young.

Tom era muito teimoso.

Tom was very stubborn.

Eu era muito cético.

I was very skeptical.

Eu era muito severo.

I was very strict.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

Minha vida era muito diferente.

My life was very different.

O jardim da escola era muito pequeno.

The school garden was very small.

Quando eu fui colher cogumelos com meu pai, eu era muito pequena.

When I went mushroom picking with my father, I was very young.

— As Memórias de Marnie (2014)

O pai do Tom era muito rígido.

Tom's father was very strict.

Sami também era muito rico.

Sami was also very rich.

Quando eu era criança, eu era muito desajeitado.

When I was a child, I was very clumsy.

Estranho, pois eu era muito chegado à sua mãe.

That's strange, because I was very close to her mother.

— As Invasões Bárbaras (2003)

Casou-se com o meu pai porque ele era muito preto.

She married my father because he was very dark-skinned.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Tom era muito gordo.

Tom was very fat.

O ar de Londres não era muito de se orgulhar no melhor caso.

The air in London wasn't much to be proud of at best.

A bolsa dele era muito pesada.

His bag was very heavy.

Era muito bem feito, eu sabia.

It was really well made, I knew it.

— Pinóquio (2019)

A mina do caixa era muito gostosa.

The cashier was really hot.

— Cidade de Deus (2002)

Tom era muito pretensioso.

Tom was very pretentious.

Era muito feio, agora deve estar pior.

It was very ugly; now it must be even worse.

— O Escafandro e a Borboleta (2007)

Eu era muito nova quando isso aconteceu.

I was very young when this happened.

A menina, assim como os pais dela, era muito simpática.

The girl, like her parents, was very friendly.

Ela disse que era muito ciumenta.

She said she was very jealous.

Eu não era muito bom nisso.

I wasn't very good at it.

— A Vingança de Manon (1986)

Tom não era muito ciumento.

Tom wasn't very jealous.

Tom era muito dedicado.

Tom was very dedicated.

Ele me disse que era muito pobre.

He told me he was very poor.

Não lembro, eu era muito pequena.

I don't remember, I was very young.

— O Serviço de Entregas da Kiki (1989)

O corte real era muito luxuoso.

The royal court was very luxurious.

Era muito pequeno.

It was very small.

Ele era muito travesso quando ele era um garoto.

He was very mischievous when he was a boy.

O meu chefe era muito severo.

My boss was very strict.

O Tom disse que ele era muito pobre.

Tom said he was very poor.

Meu pai era muito rigoroso.

My father was very strict.

Quando jovem, ela era muito popular.

When she was young, she was very popular.

Tom era muito magro quando era adolescente.

Tom was very thin when he was a teenager.

O Tom não era muito prudente.

Tom wasn't very prudent.

Tom era muito tímido.

Tom was very shy.

Eu era muito falante quando era pequeno.

I was very talkative when I was little.

— Anjos Caídos (1995)

Era muito maluco.

It was really crazy.

— Atlantis: O Reino Perdido (2001)

Ele era muito experiente.

He was very experienced.

— Senna (2010)

Eu era muito tímido.

I was very shy.

— Doentes de Amor (2017)

Sami era muito tímida e quieta.

Sami was very shy and quiet.

A mãe dela morreu quando ela era muito nova.

Her mother died when she was very young.

— Uma Batalha Após a Outra (2025)

Tom precisava ir ao banheiro, mas era muito tímido para pedir ao professor.

Tom needed to go to the bathroom, but he was too shy to ask the teacher.

Tom era muito imaturo.

Tom was very immature.

Só que Matias era muito ingênuo.

But Matias was very naive.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)

Isso era muito irritante.

That was very annoying.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

A voz de Mary era muito suave.

Mary's voice was very soft.

Eu era muito ambicioso naquela época.

I was very ambitious back then.

Irmã Agnes, sei que você era muito próxima do Santo Pai.

Sister Agnes, I know you were very close to the Holy Father.

— Conclave (2024)

Eu era muito novo quando isso aconteceu.

I was very young when this happened.

A menina, assim como os pais, era muito simpática.

The girl, like her parents, was very friendly.

Sami era muito maduro.

Sami was very mature.

Seu cavanhaque era muito fino.

His goatee was very thin.

Tom era muito desorganizado.

Tom was very disorganized.

Tom era muito pobre.

Tom was very poor.

Você era muito ciumenta, e o matou.

You were very jealous, and you killed him.

— As Diabólicas (1955)

A família de Leila era muito tradicional.

Leila's family was very traditional.

Ele era muito travesso quando ele era um menino.

He was very mischievous when he was a boy.

Ela era muito velha.

She was very old.

Tom era muito calmo.

Tom was very calm.

Jack era muito profissional.

Jack was very professional.

— Titanic (1997)

O Michael era muito querido.

Michael was very loved.

Tom era muito modesto.

Tom was very modest.

Era muito misterioso.

It was very mysterious.

Ele era muito frágil e doente.

He was very frail and sick.

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

Ela era muito educada, meiga.

She was very polite and sweet.

— Grave (2017)

Tom era muito independente.

Tom was very independent.

Só que o cara era muito teimoso.

The thing is, the guy was really stubborn.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Tom era muito sortudo.

Tom was very lucky.

Jane sempre fingiu que era muito rica.

Jane always pretended to be very rich.

Devolvi a camisa porque ela era muito pequena.

I returned the shirt because it was too small.

Ele era muito curioso.

He was very curious.

Mas o Grunwalski era muito tímido.

But Grunwalski was very shy.

— O Ódio (1995)

Eu era muito pequena, não lembro o que houve.

I was very young; I don't remember what happened.

— Suzume (2022)

Eu também ouvi que a família dela era muito rica.

I also heard that her family was very rich.

— Oldboy (2003)

Meu pai não era muito presente.

My father wasn't very present in my life.

— Família de Aluguel (2025)

Sami era muito malvado na escola primária.

Sami was very mean in elementary school.

Mas a verdade é que ele ainda era muito cru.

But the truth is, he was still very raw.

— Whiplash: Em Busca da Perfeição (2014)

A madrasta da princesa era muito cruel.

The princess’s stepmother was very cruel.

Tom era muito fraco.

Tom was very weak.

O teu sonho era muito belo.

Your dream was very beautiful.

Layla era muito popular no bairro.

Layla was very popular in the neighborhood.

Nascimento, o André também era muito meu amigo.

Nascimento, André was also a very good friend of mine.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)

Tom era muito popular.

Tom was very popular.

A segurança era muito rígida, Nichols sabe disso.

Security was very tight; Nichols knows that.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

A situação do Brasil era muito negativa, muito sombria.

The situation in Brazil was very negative, very bleak.

— Senna (2010)

Nos seus primeiros anos era muito mais talentoso do que é agora.

In his early years he was much more talented than he is now.

— Служебный роман (1977)

O buraco era muito mais em baixo.

The problem was much deeper than that.

— Tropa de Elite 2: O Inimigo Agora é Outro (2010)