era bueno

was good

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phrase Uncommon #20,293

was good Depending on context, it can describe something's quality, a person's character, or someone's skill at something.

SP: El restaurante era bueno.

EN: The restaurant was good.

Yo sabía que Tom era bueno en francés.

I knew Tom was good at French.

Lo intenté, pero nada era bueno.

I tried, but nothing was good.

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

El entorno de trabajo de Tom era bueno.

Tom's work environment was good.

Ya me parecía que no era bueno.

I had a feeling it wasn’t any good.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

Él era bueno.

He was good.

— Las alas del deseo (1987)

Nuestro ambiente de trabajo era bueno.

Our work environment was good.

Y Dios vio que esto era bueno.

And God saw that it was good.

Ese era mi papel y era bueno para eso.

That was my role and I was good at it.

Por primera vez sentí que era bueno en algo.

For the first time I felt I was good at something.

— Hackers: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Todo lo occidental era bueno.

Everything Western was good.

— El último emperador (1987)

Sabía que Tom no era bueno.

I knew Tom wasn't good.

Era bueno en algunas cosas, que eran útiles en el ejército.

He was good at some things, which were useful in the army.

— Un buen ladrón (2025)

Pero no hay que decir que Meñique era bueno.

But you can’t say that Pinky was good.

¿Algo que era bueno para la diabetes?

Something that was good for diabetes?

— La decisión de partir (2022)

El pescado blanco era bueno.

The white fish was good.

Pero lo hablamos anoche y decidimos que no era bueno.

But we talked about it last night and decided it wasn't a good idea.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Era bueno.

It was good.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Afortunadamente, el tiempo era bueno y pudimos comer fuera.

Fortunately, the weather was good and we were able to eat outside.

Ese hotel era bueno y económico.

That hotel was good and inexpensive.

Y Dios vio que era bueno.

And God saw that it was good.