ella era

she was

→ ella
phrase Common #6,130
she was Ella means “she,” and era is the imperfect form of “to be,” used for past states or descriptions.
SP: Ella era muy amable.
EN: She was very kind.

Incluso se atrevió a decir que ella era estúpida.

He even dared to say that she was stupid.

Ella era mi esposa.

She was my wife.

Ella era pura.

She was pure.

— Los Extraños: Capítulo 3 (2026)

Entonces, ¿ella era tu novia?

So, she was your girlfriend?

— Terror en Silent Hill: Regreso al infierno (2026)

Ella era una gran artista.

She was a great artist.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Ella era de Ucrania.

She was from Ukraine.

— Vida solo hay una (2011)

Ella era una pérdida de tiempo, y ahora es una pérdida de tiempo.

She was a waste of time, and now she is a waste of time.

— Vida solo hay una (2011)

Ella era joven e inocente.

She was young and innocent.

Ella era la única mujer.

She was the only woman.

Ella era naturalmente tímida.

She was naturally shy.

Así que ella era una sirena.

So she was a mermaid.

— Espantoso (2026)

Ella era un ángel.

She was an angel.

— Barfi! (2012)

Ella era hermosa, y tú la mataste.

She was beautiful, and you killed her.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Ella era la más brillante y alegre de todos los presentes.

She was the brightest and most cheerful of all those present.

Ella era tan inteligente.

She was so intelligent.

Ella era una joven que necesitaba un esposo.

She was a young woman who needed a husband.

Ella era el amor de mi vida.

She was the love of my life.

Ella era la cuñada de la prima de mi mamá o algo así.

She was my mom’s cousin’s sister-in-law or something like that.

— El Infierno (2010)

Parece que ella era la amable.

It seems she was the kind one.

Piku, ella era mi esposa.

Piku, she was my wife.

— पीकू (2015)

Ella era mi mejor amiga.

She was my best friend.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Ella era su coartada.

She was his alibi.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Ella era una gran chica.

She was a great girl.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Cuando ella era pequeña cantaba bien.

She sang well when she was little.

Ella era una señora muy, muy especial.

She was a very, very special lady.

Ella era lo único que tenía en la mente.

She was the only thing on his mind.

Ella era parecida a mí en muchas formas.

She was like me in many ways.

¡La trajiste a casa diciendo que ella era Brahman!

You brought her home saying she was Brahman!

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

Ella era una buena mujer.

She was a good woman.

Y ella era hermosa.

And she was beautiful.

Ella era casada con un hombre rico.

She was married to a rich man.

En ese tiempo ella era estudiante en Yale.

At that time she was a student at Yale.

Ella era hija de una ama de llaves.

She was the daughter of a housekeeper.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Pero si ella era imaginaria, ¿por qué tiene el mismo nombre?

But if she was imaginary, why does she have the same name?

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Ella era la más brillante y la más gay de todos los presentes.

She was the brightest and the gayest of all those present.

Ella era muy guapa cuando era joven.

She was very beautiful when she was young.

Ella era tímida en la escuela secundaria.

She was shy in high school.

Ella era actriz.

She was an actress.

Ella era una maestra.

She was a teacher.

— Lars y la chica real (2007)

Ella era especial.

She was special.

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)

Ella era la favorita de mi mamá.

She was my mom’s favorite.

— Familia (2023)

Ella era mi preferida, por cierto.

She was my favorite, by the way.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

¡Pero recién ella era una princesa!

But she was a princess just a moment ago!

— El cuento de la Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Ella era sólo una sombra de su antigua yo después de su enfermedad.

She was just a shadow of her former self after her illness.

Pero ella era más joven.

But she was younger.

— Левиафан (2014)

El sombrero de ella era muy extraño.

Her hat was very strange.

Ella era una verdadera luz.

She was a true light.

— Teléfono negro 2 (2025)

Ella era la Grande.

She was the Great One.

— Guardianes Del Día (2006)

Y como ella era una serpiente, todos creyeron su mentira.

And since she was a snake, everyone believed her lie.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Ella era perezosa.

She was lazy.

Le pregunté a Ann si ella era estudiante.

I asked Ann if she was a student.

Ella era ciega, sorda y muda.

She was blind, deaf, and mute.

Ella era ingenua.

She was naive.

Ella era la última persona que esperaba encontrar aquel día.

She was the last person he expected to run into that day.

Esa mujer, Mary, ella era todo para él.

That woman, Mary, she was everything to him.

— Terror en Silent Hill: Regreso al infierno (2026)

Ella era más hermosa que todas las demás.

She was more beautiful than all the others.

Así que ella era"La India", y mi padre era"El Guapo".

So she was “La India,” and my father was “El Guapo.”

— El agente secreto (2025)

Ella era un genio en matemáticas.

She was a genius at mathematics.

Ella era bailarina.

She was a dancer.

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

Ella era una maldita rata.

She was a damn rat.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Ella era feroz.

She was fierce.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Ella era la luz de mi vida.

She was the light of my life.

Ella era mucho mayor que yo.

She was much older than me.

Murieron cuando ella era pequeña.

They died when she was little.

— La Empleada (2025)

Ella era una joven bastante formal y correcta.

She was a rather formal and proper young woman.

Ella era la Primera Dama.

She was the First Lady.