она была такой

she was like that

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she was like that Can also mean “she was so…” before an adjective, as in “она была такой печальной” (“she was so sad”).
RU: Она была такой доброй со всеми.
EN: She was so kind to everyone.

Но она была такой и в молодости.

But she was like that in her youth too.

— Пришельцы (1993)

Из-за кого она была такой печальной?

Who made her so sad?

— Королева (2014)

Она была такой с самого начала.

She was like this from the very beginning.

— Сырое (2017)

И она была такой.

And she was like that.

— Дзета (2026)

Она была такой, когда мы познакомились.

She was like this when we met.

— Невидимый гость (2017)