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era muy

was very

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was very Used to describe a past state or characteristic; muy intensifies the adjective that follows.
SP: La película era muy larga.
EN: The movie was very long.

Él era muy seductor, era un hombre, y yo era una nena.

He was very seductive; he was a man, and I was a little girl.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

La niebla era muy densa durante la madrugada.

The fog was very dense during the early morning.

Cuando Suellen se casó, su marido era muy viejo y extremadamente rico.

When Suellen got married, her husband was very old and extremely rich.

Ya sabe que él era muy reservado con sus cosas.

You know he was very private about his affairs.

— Ofrenda a la tormenta (2020)

Pero, la Operación Santidad era muy tonta.

But, Operation Holiness was very silly.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Su ausencia me era muy grata.

I was very pleased with his absence.

Él era muy paciente.

He was very patient.

Andy era muy reservado al principio.

Andy was very reserved at first.

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

Era muy famosa en su momento.

She was very famous in her time.

— Lindas y Letales (2026)

Pensé que él era muy honesto.

I thought he was very honest.

Era muy ordenada.

She was very organized.

— Río Místico (2003)

Cuando era pequeño era muy hablador.

When he was little he was very talkative.

— Ángeles caídos (1995)

Era muy bello.

It was very beautiful.

— Pinocho (2019)

La situación en Brasil era muy negativa y deprimente.

The situation in Brazil was very negative and depressing.

— Senna (2010)

Él era muy amigable con todos.

He was very friendly with everyone.

Tom no era muy ambicioso.

Tom wasn't very ambitious.

Matías era muy ingenuo.

Matías was very naive.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

Siempre me ha parecido que el hada Campanilla era muy sexy.

I've always thought Tinker Bell was very sexy.

Ella era muy bella cuando era joven.

She was very beautiful when she was young.

Mi padre era muy estricto.

My father was very strict.

Era muy chiquita.

She was very little.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Los médicos decían que era muy poco para su edad.

The doctors said it was very little for his age.

— El orfanato (2007)

Era muy siniestro.

It was very sinister.

Tom era muy atractivo cuando era joven.

Tom was very attractive when he was young.

Ay, hijo, si tu papá era muy aburrido, nunca le gustó bailar.

Oh, honey, your dad was so boring. He never liked to dance.

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)

Yo era muy niño cuando sucedió eso.

I was very young when that happened.

Que el hombre era muy pesado.

That the man was very heavy.

Su hermana era muy tímida y se escapaba cuando yo iba.

His sister was very shy and would run away when I visited.

— Sed de Sangre (2009)

Él era muy pobre.

He was very poor.

Tom oyó que Mary era muy rica.

Tom heard that Mary was very rich.

De pequeño era muy bajo.

He was very short as a child.

Yo era muy chica todavía.

I was still very young.

— Suzume (2022)

Empecé a tocar el tambor cuando era muy chico.

I started playing the drums when I was very young.

Le dije que era muy perspicaz.

I told him he was very perceptive.

Dicen que él era muy pobre en su juventud.

They say he was very poor in his youth.

Sí, la tortuga era muy pero muy vieja.

Yes, the turtle was very, very old.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Jack era muy profesional.

Jack was very professional.

— Titanic (1997)

Que era muy afortunada de haberla tenido antes de morir.

She was very lucky to have had her before she died.

— La doncella (2016)

Era muy conocido.

He was very well known.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

La cama del hotel era muy suave.

The hotel bed was very soft.

La seguridad era muy estricta, Nichols lo sabe.

Security was very strict; Nichols knows that.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

O la chica era muy amigable o lo conocía.

Either the girl was very friendly or she knew him.

Mi bisabuela era muy sabia.

My great-grandmother was very wise.

Cuando joven mi madre era muy bella.

When my mother was young she was very beautiful.

El terreno era muy irregular.

The terrain was very uneven.

Tom era muy exigente.

Tom was very demanding.

Era muy cariñoso con sus padres.

He was very affectionate with his parents.

Tom pensó que Mary era muy descortés.

Tom thought Mary was very rude.

El discurso de Tom era muy aburrido.

Tom's speech was very boring.

El presupuesto de la película era muy limitado.

The film's budget was very limited.

Esa calle era muy ruidosa.

That street was very noisy.

Y ella era muy cortante conmigo.

And she was very curt with me.

— Sin Amor (2017)

Era muy buen chico.

He was a very good boy.

— Zárójelentés (2020)

Pero él era muy testarudo.

But he was very stubborn.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Tom no era muy razonable.

Tom wasn't very reasonable.

Pero yo era muy orgullosa para pedir ayuda.

But I was too proud to ask for help.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Pues el tuyo no era muy distinto, ¿qué no, Beto?

Well, yours wasn’t much different, was it, Beto?

— Rudo y Cursi (2008)

Cuando hablaba de llevar un negocio, era muy sensato.

When he talked about running a business, he was very sensible.

Era muy muy malo.

It was very, very bad.

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

Siempre había pensado que esa frase era solo un proverbio, pero era muy cierta.

I had always thought that saying was just a proverb, but it was very true.

Era muy tímido.

He was very shy.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Ayer leí un libro, que lamentablemente era muy aburrido.

Yesterday I read a book, which unfortunately was very boring.

El ambiente era muy relajante.

The atmosphere was very relaxing.

Te dije que era muy mala idea.

I told you it was a very bad idea.

— Anora (2024)

Su motivación era muy poderosa, por eso sería tan valiosa para nosotros.

Their motivation was very powerful, which is why they would be so valuable to us.

— Zeta (2026)

Mennad se dio cuenta de que Baya era muy anormal.

Mennad realized that Baya was very abnormal.

Era muy temprano por la mañana.

It was very early in the morning.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Tom era muy tímido.

Tom was very shy.

Y era muy cara.

And it was very expensive.

— El último emperador (1987)

El sombrero era muy llamativo, desde luego.

The hat was certainly very eye-catching.

— Vivir (1952)

La broma era muy inapropiada.

The joke was very inappropriate.