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era una

was a

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phrase Common #6,530
was a Used before a singular feminine noun.
SP: Era una noche tranquila.
EN: It was a quiet night.

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)

Era una intención de destruir psicológicamente a la persona.

It was an attempt to psychologically destroy the person.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Creo que era una ladrona de esperma.

I think she was a sperm thief.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Jane quería hacerme creer que era una profesora.

Jane wanted me to believe she was a teacher.

Mary era una camarera.

Mary was a waitress.

Mi mamacita era una santa mujer, murió cuando yo nací.

My dear mother was a saintly woman; she died when I was born.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Dijeron que yo era una viejita.

They said I was an old lady.

Pensé que la mujer era una periodista.

I thought the woman was a journalist.

La mujer herida era una turista brasileña.

The injured woman was a Brazilian tourist.

Ni sé si era una ofrenda o una forma de pedir perdón o de restaurar algo.

I don't even know if it was an offering, a way of asking for forgiveness, or an attempt to restore something.

— Museo (2018)

Pero yo era una preocupación para ella, así que se deshizo de mí por un tiempo.

But I was a source of worry for her, so she got rid of me for a while.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Era una santa mujer.

She was a saintly woman.

— Nosotros los pobres (1948)

Tras el huracán, su casa era una ruina.

After the hurricane, his house was a ruin.

Mi papá me dijo que ella era una heroína.

My dad told me she was a hero.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Era una oscura noche sin luna.

It was a dark, moonless night.

El coche que Tom compró era una porquería.

The car Tom bought was rubbish.

Era una Smith antes de casarse.

She was a Smith before she got married.

Yo cocinaba, ella atendía, era una cuestión de dos.

I cooked, she served; it was a two-person job.

— El hijo de la novia (2001)

Se sospechaba que ella era una espía.

She was suspected of being a spy.

La chica que yo conocía era una diseñadora con talento, independiente.

The girl I knew was a talented, independent designer.

— Vida solo hay una (2011)

Era una típica mañana de domingo.

It was a typical Sunday morning.

¡Solo era una cobarde corrupta!

She was just a cowardly, corrupt woman!

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Para mí, era una inversión enorme y no pensaba correr riesgos.

To me, it was a huge investment, and I wasn’t going to take any risks.

Óliver descubrió que su nueva novia era una inmigrante ilegal.

Oliver discovered that his new girlfriend was an illegal immigrant.

Era una embustera.

She was a liar.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Sonali era una zorra.

Sonali was a fox.

— Vida solo hay una (2011)

Era una probabilidad entre un millón.

It was a million to one chance.

Tu esposa era una zorra.

Your wife was a slut.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Era una suma de dinero verdaderamente enorme.

It was a truly enormous sum of money.

O a lo mejor era una gaseosa, no sé.

Or maybe it was a soda, I don't know.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Ella piensa que su mamá era una heroína.

She thinks her mom was a hero.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Había paz, pero era una paz sin comida, sin trabajo, sin zapatos.

There was peace, but it was a peace without food, without work, without shoes.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Era una idiota.

She was an idiot.

Pero era una salsa muy buena.

But it was a very good sauce.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Era una cuestión de poder.

It was a question of power.

— Bugonia (2025)

Era una oscura y jodida jungla, donde todo el mundo pensaba que era el Rey León.

It was a dark, fucked-up jungle where everyone thought they were Simba.

— Gangs of Wasseypur I (2012)

Tantas veces que te han dicho que Annie Besant no era una india.

So many times you've been told that Annie Besant wasn't Indian.

— पीकू (2015)

Era una azafata.

She was a flight attendant.

— Chungking Express (1994)

Sabías que era una junta de Consejo.

You knew it was a Council meeting.

Era una vagabunda.

She was a vagabond.

— La strada (1954)

Ver a su novia con otro hombre era una tortura para él.

Seeing his girlfriend with another man was torture for him.

Con todo respeto, era una política equivocada.

With all due respect, it was a misguided policy.

— Realmente amor (2003)

Mi mujer era una Smith.

My wife was a Smith.

¿Raphäelle no era una alumna?

Wasn't Raphäelle a student?

— Les invasions barbares (2003)

Era una diosa.

She was a goddess.

— Zeta (2026)

Ella era una guerrera, ¡Un justo guerrero de la libertad!

She was a warrior, a righteous warrior for freedom!

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Era una impostora.

She was an imposter.

Creo que era una de estas torres.

I think it was one of these towers.

— Sonidos vecinos (2012)

Dijo que el auto era una chatarra.

He said the car was junk.

— F1 la película (2025)

La conozco desde que era una cría.

I've known her since she was a child.

— Río Místico (2003)

Era una cápsula verde.

It was a green capsule.

— La decisión de partir (2022)

Ella era una fotógrafa de bodas con experiencia.

She was an experienced wedding photographer.

Ella era una profesora.

She was a teacher.

El hombre era una fuente de conocimientos.

Man was a source of knowledge.

Era una conducción limpia.

It was a clean drive.

— Senna (2010)

En cualquier caso, quería que supieras que tu madre era una idiota.

In any case, I wanted you to know that your mother was an idiot.

— La Empleada (2025)

¡Y no era una profesora!

And she wasn’t even a teacher!

— Suspiria: Alarido (1977)

Por supuesto, era una terrible mentira.

Of course, it was a terrible lie.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

¡De chica era una gorda!

I was a fat girl when I was little!

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Las hadas dijeron que era una selkie.

The fairies said she was a selkie.

— La canción del mar (2014)

Lo cual, no se lo dije, era una pésima noticia para ellos.

Which I didn’t tell him was terrible news for them.

Aquel negocio era una mina de oro.

That business was a gold mine.