esa era

that was

→ ese
phrase Uncommon #13,999
that was “Esa” refers to a feminine person or thing, or to a feminine noun understood from context.
SP: Esa era mi casa.
EN: That was my house.

Quizás esa era la clave de la vida.

Perhaps that was the key to life.

— El botín (2026)

Esa era la fuente de sus problemas.

That was the source of their problems.

Esa era nuestra forma de salir de aquí.

That was our way out of here.

Vivir sin cigarrillos; esa era mi nueva meta.

Living without cigarettes; that was my new goal.

Esa era"Honey West".

That was “Honey West.”

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

Pensé que esa era toda la idea.

I thought that was the whole idea.

Esa era la regla de mi padre.

That was my father's rule.

Pero esa era la ilusión.

But that was the illusion.

— Los ilusionistas 3: Ahora me ves, ahora no (2025)

Esa era la otra.

That was the other one.

— Perros de Reserva (1992)

Esa era yo.

That was me.

— Chicago (2002)

Eh, esa era mi broma.

Hey, that was my joke.

— Zootopia 2 (2025)

Esa era la idea.

That was the idea.

Esa era nuestra mayor debilidad y nuestra gran fuerza.

That was our greatest weakness and our greatest strength.

— Avatar: El camino del agua (2022)

Sí, no, esa--esa era mi siguiente opción.

Yes, no, that-- that was my next option.

— El sonido de la muerte (2026)

Esa era Verna Truesdellsistr, ¿verdad?

That was Verna Truesdell's sister, right?

Esa era mi especialidad.

That was my specialty.

— 8½ (1963)

Me imaginé que esa era la razón por la que no te agrado yo.

I imagined that was the reason you didn't like me.

Te reconocí, pero esa era la junta completa de Dacoil en Rumanía.

I recognized you, but that was the entire Dacoil board in Romania.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)

Esa era la parte fácil.

That was the easy part.

Esa era.

That was the one.

— Cidade dos Homens (2007)

Esa era la lección.

That was the lesson.

Oh, Mama, ¡esa era mi estrategia!

Oh, Mom, that was my strategy!

— Chicago (2002)

Esa era su voz, ¿verdad?

That was his voice, wasn't it?

— Juego sangriento [バトル・ロワイアル] (2000)

Esa era la expresión.

That was the expression.

— La La Land: Una historia de amor (2016)

Oye chico, ¿esa era Irina Saltykova?

Hey boy, was that Irina Saltykova?

— Брат 2 (2000)

Esa era mi función como Presidente del Reichstag.

That was my role as President of the Reichstag.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

¿Creo que esa era nuestra parada?

Was that our stop, I wonder?

Esa era la receta de mi mamá.

That was my mom's recipe.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Esa era la mamá de Pzhe.

That was Pzhe's mom.

— Кин-дза-дза! (1986)

Esa era tu tubería.

That was your pipe.

— Stalker (1979)