estaba solo

was alone

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phrase Uncommon #15,081
was alone Can also mean "was by itself" or "was lonely," depending on context. Masculine singular form.
SP: Ayer estaba solo en casa.
EN: Yesterday I was alone at home.

Estaba solo.

He was alone.

— La gran juerga (1966)

Lloraba cuando estaba solo en el baño.

He would cry when he was alone in the bathroom.

— Despedidas (2008)

Él estaba solo.

He was alone.

— Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013)

Cuando ellos vinieron, yo no estaba solo.

When they came, I was not alone.

— Tropa de élite 2 (2010)

Tom estaba solo en su celda.

Tom was alone in his cell.

De gente que me echó una mano, cuando estaba solo en casa, o que yo no podía.

From people who lent me a hand when I was alone at home, or when I couldn't do it myself.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Le dije que lo vi, estaba solo.

I told him I saw him, he was alone.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Que estaba solo.

I was alone.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Tom estaba solo cuando Mary y John entraron.

Tom was alone when Mary and John came in.

No estaba solo.

He wasn't alone.

No, es que el niño estaba solo.

No, it’s just that the boy was alone.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

Estaba solo en la casa entonces.

I was alone in the house then.

Él estaba solo en la habitación.

He was alone in the room.

Tom estaba solo en casa.

Tom was home alone.

Para ser sinceros, él estaba solo.

To be honest, he was alone.

Si estaba solo.

If I was alone.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Tom estaba solo.

Tom was alone.

El edificio estaba solo en medio del campo sin nada alrededor.

The building stood alone in the middle of the field with nothing around it.

Estaba solo en clase.

I was alone in class.

Él estaba solo en la casa.

He was alone in the house.

Tom no estaba solo.

Tom wasn't alone.

El niño estaba solo en el patio esperando a su madre.

The boy was alone in the yard waiting for his mother.

Tom estaba solo el viernes por la noche.

Tom was alone on Friday night.