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era necesario

was necessary

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phrase Uncommon #17,140
was necessary Used to say that something was needed or required in the past.
SP: Era necesario terminar el trabajo antes de salir.
EN: It was necessary to finish the work before leaving.

No era necesario que mantuviera el silencio.

It wasn't necessary for me to keep quiet.

Sentí que era necesario obtener un préstamo.

I felt it was necessary to get a loan.

No era necesario.

It wasn't necessary.

— Estación central de Brasil (1998)

Sam, ¿era necesario matar a nadie?

Sam, was it necessary to kill anyone?

— Juego sucio (Infernal Affairs) (2002)

Era necesario estudiar el asunto a fondo.

It was necessary to study the matter thoroughly.

No era necesario que tomaras un taxi.

You didn't need to take a taxi.

Les dije que no era necesario que esté nadie esperando en la puerta.

I told them that it wasn't necessary for anyone to be waiting at the door.

Era necesario.

It was necessary.

Antes no era necesario pedir nada.

It wasn't necessary to ask for anything before.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

No sabía que eso era necesario.

I didn't know that was necessary.

No era necesario, pero gracias.

It wasn't necessary, but thank you.

Sabía que ya no era necesario.

I knew it was no longer necessary.

Hice lo que era necesario.

I did what was necessary.

Dijiste que Nick era necesario.

You said Nick was necessary.

— Sin piedad (2026)

No era necesario que te dieras prisa.

You didn't need to hurry.

Era necesario que hubiera un cambio profundo en la organización del equipo.

A profound change in the team's organization was necessary.

Este comentario no era necesario.

This comment was not necessary.

Lo habría hecho si hubiese sabido que era necesario.

I would have done it if I had known it was necessary.

No era necesario que trajera un paraguas.

I didn't need to bring an umbrella.

Eso no era necesario.

That was not necessary.