no eran

were not

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were not
SP: Mis amigos no eran muy altos.
EN: My friends were not very tall.

Tom y Mary no eran famosos.

Tom and Mary were not famous.

No eran honestos.

They weren't honest.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Las palabras no eran fáciles de deletrear.

The words weren’t easy to spell.

Porque sus sueños no eran sólo sueños.

Because their dreams weren't just dreams.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

Algunos me traicionaron, otros no eran sinceros.

Some betrayed me, others were not sincere.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

En mis tiempos, las computadores no eran lo mío.

Back in my day, computers weren't my thing.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

Esos no eran Policías.

Those weren't police officers.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

No eran para nada valientes.

They were not brave at all.

No, incluso sus cejas no eran así.

No, even her eyebrows weren't like that.

— Broker (2022)

Sabía que los caramelos no eran buenos para mis dientes.

I knew that candy wasn’t good for my teeth.

Los platos que rompiste no eran caros.

The dishes you broke weren't expensive.

No eran cucarachas ni tampoco ratones.

They weren’t cockroaches or mice either.

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)

Y no eran importantes.

And they weren't important.

— El ladrón (1997)

No eran mucho para ser monstruos.

They weren't much to be monsters.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Tres, ¿no eran cinco?

Three—weren't there five?

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Los suministros no eran ningún problema.

Supplies were not a problem.

Mis acuarelas no eran caras.

My watercolors weren't expensive.

Sus instrucciones no eran buenas.

His instructions were not good.

Entonces no eran las hormonas las que la volvían loca.

So it wasn’t the hormones that were driving her crazy after all.

— La asistenta (2025)

No eran como los demás.

They weren't like the others.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No eran realmente apóstoles.

They weren't really apostles.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Muchos dijeron que ambas no eran necesarias.

Many said that both were not necessary.

Tom y Mary dijeron que no eran de Boston.

Tom and Mary said they weren't from Boston.