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estaba enferma

was sick

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phrase Common #9,295
was sick Feminine form of the past tense of estar + enferma.
SP: Anoche estaba enferma y me quedé en casa.
EN: Last night I was sick and stayed home.

Debes tomar en cuenta el hecho de que ella estaba enferma.

You must take into account the fact that she was ill.

Al comienzo, pensé que estaba enferma.

At first, I thought I was sick.

Creí que Murray había dicho que su mamá estaba enferma.

I thought Murray had said his mom was sick.

— Incontrolable (I Swear) (2025)

Ella se ausentó de la escuela porque estaba enferma.

She was absent from school because she was sick.

Ella no pudo venir porque estaba enferma.

She couldn't come because she was sick.

Ayer estaba enferma.

I was sick yesterday.

Me siento mal por no haber ido a visitarla cuando estaba enferma.

I feel bad for not visiting her when she was sick.

Toda la familia estaba enferma y en cama.

The whole family was sick and in bed.

Ella no vino a la fiesta porque estaba enferma.

She didn’t come to the party because she was sick.

No fui porque estaba enferma.

I didn't go because I was sick.

Ziri le preguntó a Rima si estaba enferma.

Ziri asked Rima if she was sick.

Como mi madre estaba enferma, no pude ir allí.

Since my mother was sick, I couldn't go there.

Estaba enferma, la pobrecita.

She was sick, poor thing.

— La strada (1954)

Tom oyó que Mary estaba enferma.

Tom heard that Mary was sick.

Como estaba enferma, no fui.

Since I was sick, I didn’t go.

No estaba enferma.

She wasn't sick.

Al parecer, ella estaba enferma.

Apparently, she was sick.

Creía que estaba enferma.

I thought I was sick.

Sabía que Marnie estaba enferma.

I knew Marnie was sick.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Me quedé en casa porque estaba enferma.

I stayed home because I was sick.

Cathy estaba enferma.

Cathy was sick.

— The Running Man (2025)

Anoche estaba enferma, en cambio está cantando a esta hora.

Last night she was sick, but now she’s singing at this hour.

— La linterna roja (1991)

Como mi madre estaba enferma, yo me ocupé de ella.

Since my mother was ill, I took care of her.

Hace dos meses, nos envió una postal diciendo que su hermana estaba enferma.

Two months ago, she sent us a postcard saying that her sister was sick.

— Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002)

Mi mamá estaba enferma y fue a verla.

My mom was sick and went to see her.

Su madre no pudo ir, estaba enferma.

Her mother couldn't go, she was sick.

— El espejo (1975)

Él me dijo que ella estaba enferma.

He told me that she was sick.

No pudo venir porque estaba enferma.

She couldn't come because she was sick.

No pude ir porque mi madre estaba enferma.

I couldn't go because my mother was sick.

Yo estaba enferma.

I was sick.

Ella estuvo ausente a clases porque estaba enferma.

She was absent from class because she was sick.

Richard dijo que su madre estaba enferma, lo que es una mentira.

Richard said his mother was sick, which is a lie.

Ella dijo que estaba enferma.

She said she was sick.

Sabía que estaba enferma.

I knew she was sick.

Oh, estaba enferma.

Oh, I was sick.

Como mi madre estaba enferma, no pude ir.

Because my mother was sick, I couldn't go.

Estaba enferma.

She was sick.

— Nicky, la aprendiz de bruja (1989)

Aunque estaba enferma, lo hice.

Even though I was sick, I did it.