era verdade

was true

→ ser
phrase Uncommon #12,936
was true Often used to say that something was true; the subject may be implied by context.
PO: No fim, era verdade.
EN: In the end, it was true.

Eu precisava descobrir se isso era verdade.

I needed to find out if that was true.

— Herói (2002)

Descobrimos que o que ele disse não era verdade.

We found out that what he said wasn’t true.

O que era verdade pode já não ser verdade.

What was once true may no longer be true.

E era verdade.

And it was true.

— O Poço (2019)

Eu sabia que isso não era verdade.

I knew that wasn't true.

Tanto era verdade que eu queria fugir com você para o sertão.

It was so true that I wanted to run away with you to the backlands.

Era verdade.

It was true.

O Tom disse que era verdade.

Tom said that was true.

Parte do que Tom disse era verdade.

Part of what Tom said was true.

Eu sabia que aquilo não era verdade.

I knew that wasn't true.

Então, era verdade.

So, it was true.

— A Vida Invisível (2019)

Quando jurei, era verdade.

When I swore, I meant it.

Eu pensei que era verdade.

I thought it was true.

O Tom disse que isso era verdade.

Tom said that was true.

Provavelmente não era verdade.

That probably wasn't true.

O que Tom disse não era verdade.

What Tom said wasn't true.

Só Deus sabe se era verdade!

Only God knows if it was true!

Nada do que Tom disse era verdade.

Nothing Tom said was true.

Nossa Senhora, que ali estava, em cima da cômoda, sabia se era verdade ou não.

Our Lady, who was there on top of the dresser, knew whether it was true or not.

Eu achava que isso era verdade.

I thought that was true.

Pois, sim, Deolindo, era verdade.

Yes, Deolindo, it was true.

Nada disso era verdade.

None of that was true.

A maior parte do que Tom disse não era verdade.

Most of what Tom said wasn't true.

Mais tarde, Tom descobriu que o que Mary havia lhe dito não era verdade.

Later, Tom discovered that what Mary had told him wasn't true.

E era verdade, mas não como você entendeu.

And it was true, but not in the way you understood it.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Só fiz vocês acreditarem em algo que não era verdade.

I only made you believe something that wasn't true.

— Truque de Mestre: O 3° Ato (2025)

Ele admitiu que era verdade.

He admitted that it was true.

Mais tarde, Tom descobriu o que Mary havia dito a ele que não era verdade.

Later, Tom discovered that what Mary had told him wasn't true.