estabas muerto

you were dead

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phrase Rare #27,302
you were dead Used when speaking to someone in the past tense; in context it often appears after verbs like 'creía' or 'pensaba'.
SP: Pensé que estabas muerto.
EN: I thought you were dead.

Joder, pensé que estabas muerto.

Damn, I thought you were dead.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

Estabas muerto el día que naciste en una casa de pobreza.

You were dead the day you were born into a home of poverty.

— Super 30 (2019)

Yo pensaba que estabas muerto.

I thought you were dead.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Pensé que estabas muerto.

I thought you were dead.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Imaginé que estabas muerto.

I imagined you were dead.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Creía que estabas muerto.

I thought you were dead.

Tom dijo que estabas muerto.

Tom said you were dead.

Seguro que estabas muerto de aburrimiento.

You must have been bored to death.

Bueno, tú estabas muerto.

Well, you were dead.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Yo pensaba que ya estabas muerto.

I thought you were already dead.

Pensábamos que estabas muerto.

We thought you were dead.

— Akira (1988)