era sólo

was just

→ ser
phrase Uncommon #19,476
was just Sólo means “only” or “just” here. It is also commonly written solo without an accent.
SP: Era sólo una broma.
EN: It was just a joke.

Perdone, era sólo una broma.

Sorry, I was only joking.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Era sólo actuación.

It was just acting.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Era sólo una teoría.

It was just a theory.

— Avatar (2009)

Era sólo una broma.

It was just a joke.

— Астенический синдром (1989)

Era sólo un medio.

It was just a means to an end.

— Tres colores: Azul (1993)

¿Si era sólo una actuación?

What if it was all just an act?

— Moulin Rouge, amor en rojo (2001)

Maestro Yupa, yo pensaba que era sólo una vieja leyenda.

Master Yupa, I thought it was just an old legend.

— Nausicaä del Valle del Viento (1984)

Era sólo eso lo que importaba.

That was all that mattered.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Pensé que esto era sólo un asunto familiar.

I thought this was just a family matter.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Era sólo una cuestión de tiempo.

It was only a matter of time.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Supongo que mi papá era sólo algún turista al azar.

I guess my dad was just some random tourist.

— Mommy (2014)

No sabían que era sólo un lobo viejo y hambriento.

They didn't know it was just an old, hungry wolf.

— Lazzaro felice (2018)

Era sólo un resfriado, y el hospital va y manda un telegrama.

It was just a cold, and the hospital goes and sends a telegram.

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)

No me grites, era sólo una pregunta.

Don't yell at me, it was just a question.

— Contra la pared (2004)

Era sólo pedir.

All you had to do was ask.

— Estación central (1998)

Era sólo una pregunta.

It was just a question.

Este lugar era sólo el gancho.

This place was just the hook.

Era sólo un rumor.

It was just a rumor.

Como ya he dicho, con ella era sólo sexual.

As I've already said, with her it was only sexual.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Era sólo un juego de béisbol.

It was just a baseball game.

Me imaginé que era sólo otro infierno.

I figured it was just another hell.

— Avatar (2009)