estaba embarazada

was pregnant

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phrase Uncommon #17,198
was pregnant Past tense of estar embarazada. Be careful: embarazada looks like “embarrassed” but means pregnant.
SP: Cuando la conocí, ya estaba embarazada.
EN: When I met her, she was already pregnant.

Estaba embarazada.

I was pregnant.

Ella estaba embarazada de Katie.

She was pregnant with Katie.

— Mystic River (2003)

Él metió la pata cuando le preguntó si estaba embarazada.

He put his foot in it when he asked her if she was pregnant.

Escuché que María estaba embarazada.

I heard that Maria was pregnant.

Su mujer estaba embarazada.

His wife was pregnant.

— Mystic River (2003)

De verdad pensé que estaba embarazada.

I really thought I was pregnant.

— La asistenta (2025)

Estaba embarazada, ¿no?

She was pregnant, wasn’t she?

— Rebeca (1940)

Mary me dijo que estaba embarazada.

Mary told me she was pregnant.

Se reveló que María estaba embarazada.

It was revealed that Maria was pregnant.

Escuché que ella estaba embarazada.

I heard she was pregnant.

Me dijo que estaba embarazada.

She told me she was pregnant.

Cuando ella me dijo que estaba embarazada, casi me da un infarto.

When she told me she was pregnant, I almost had a heart attack.

A lo mejor estaba embarazada.

Maybe she was pregnant.

— Old Boy (2003)

Acabo de averiguar que ella estaba embarazada.

I just found out that she was pregnant.

Tu madre jugaba con ellas cuando estaba embarazada de ti.

Your mother used to play with them when she was pregnant with you.

— Volver (2006)

Por el vestido se ve que estaba embarazada.

You could see from the dress that she was pregnant.

Ella ya estaba embarazada.

She was already pregnant.

Ella estaba embarazada.

She was pregnant.

Dejó a su mujer cuando estaba embarazada de ese hijo mudo.

He left his wife when she was pregnant with that mute child.

— Mystic River (2003)

Ya estaba embarazada.

She was already pregnant.