esa era

that was

→ ese
phrase Uncommon #13,024
that was Often refers back to something previously mentioned or understood from context.
SP: Esa era la única opción que teníamos.
EN: That was the only option we had.

Esa era la expresión.

That was the expression.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Esa era la parte fácil.

That was the easy part.

Te reconocí, pero esa era la junta completa de Dacoil en Rumanía.

I recognized you, but that was the entire Dacoil board in Romania.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Esa era nuestra forma de salir de aquí.

That was our way out of here.

Esa era.

That was the one.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Pero esa era la ilusión.

But that was the illusion.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Esa era la idea.

That was the idea.

Pensé que esa era toda la idea.

I thought that was the whole idea.

Esa era la regla de mi padre.

That was my father's rule.

Esa era su voz, ¿verdad?

That was his voice, wasn't it?

— Battle Royale (2000)

Oye chico, ¿esa era Irina Saltykova?

Hey boy, was that Irina Saltykova?

— Hermano 2 (2000)

Estaba casi seguro de que esa era la respuesta.

I was almost certain that was the answer.

Oh, Mama, ¡esa era mi estrategia!

Oh, Mom, that was my strategy!

— Chicago (2002)

Esa era la otra.

That was the other one.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Esa era mi función como Presidente del Reichstag.

That was my role as President of the Reichstag.

— Núremberg (2025)

Esa era yo.

That was me.

— Chicago (2002)

Me imaginé que esa era la razón por la que no te agrado yo.

I imagined that was the reason you didn't like me.

Eh, esa era mi broma.

Hey, that was my joke.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

Esa era la fuente de sus problemas.

That was the source of their problems.

Esa era la receta de mi mamá.

That was my mom's recipe.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

Esa era nuestra mayor debilidad y nuestra gran fuerza.

That was our greatest weakness and our greatest strength.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Esa era la mamá de Pzhe.

That was Pzhe's mom.

— ¡Kin-Dza-Dza! (1986)

Esa era mi especialidad.

That was my specialty.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Esa era tu tubería.

That was your pipe.

— Stalker (1979)

Quizás esa era la clave de la vida.

Perhaps that was the key to life.

— El botín (2026)

Sí, no, esa--esa era mi siguiente opción.

Yes, no, that-- that was my next option.

— Whistle: El silbido del mal (2026)

Vivir sin cigarrillos; esa era mi nueva meta.

Living without cigarettes; that was my new goal.