eram muito

were very

→ ser
phrase Uncommon #19,757
were very Imperfect past plural of ser + muito. Used before adjectives.
PO: Os quartos eram muito pequenos.
EN: The rooms were very small.

As duas eram muito bonitas.

They were both very beautiful.

— Memórias de um Assassino (2003)

Tom e Mary eram muito bons amigos.

Tom and Mary were very good friends.

Eram muito jovens.

They were very young.

Vocês eram muito fortes.

You were very strong.

As ideias dele eram muito extremas para mim.

His ideas were too extreme for me.

Jack e Bill eram muito bons amigos.

Jack and Bill were very good friends.

Eles disseram que os custos de armazenamento eram muito altos.

They said the storage costs were too high.

Ela o conhece desde que eram muito novos.

She has known him since they were very young.

As crianças eram muito pequenas, o que a gente ia fazer.

The children were very young, what were we going to do?

— Perfeitos Desconhecidos (2016)

Meu marido e Pramod ji eram muito amigos.

My husband and Pramod ji were very good friends.

— Assassinato às Cegas (2018)

Pai e filho eram muito parecidos.

Father and son looked very much alike.

As coisas eram muito mais simples então.

Things were much simpler back then.

Ambos eram muito inteligentes e ambos eram pilotos muito bons.

They were both very intelligent and both were very good pilots.

— Senna (2010)

Tom e Mary eram muito agressivos, não eram?

Tom and Mary were very aggressive, weren't they?

Fisicamente, os dois homens eram muito diferentes.

Physically, the two men were very different.

Os pais de Tom eram muito rígidos.

Tom's parents were very strict.