mi padre era

my father was

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phrase Uncommon #24,323
my father was Used to describe a past identity, role, or characteristic.
SP: Mi padre era médico.
EN: My father was a doctor.

Mi padre era diplomático.

My father was a diplomat.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Mi padre era policía.

My father was a policeman.

Mi padre era un pequeño terrateniente.

My father was a small landowner.

— Le notti di Cabiria (1957)

Mi padre era escritor.

My father was a writer.

Mi padre era sueco.

My father was Swedish.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

El chofer del hermano de mi padre era así.

My father's brother's driver was like that.

— Parásitos (2019)

Mi padre era médico militar.

My father was a military doctor.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

Mi padre era funcionario, y mi madre tampoco hacía nada.

My father was a civil servant, and my mother didn’t do anything either.

Mi padre era un monstruo, ya lo sabías.

My father was a monster, you already knew that.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Mi padre era contable.

My father was an accountant.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Mi padre era un gran hombre.

My father was a great man.

Así que ella era"La India", y mi padre era"El Guapo".

So she was “La India,” and my father was “El Guapo.”

— El agente secreto (2025)

Claro, mi padre era pescador.

Of course, my father was a fisherman.

— Juego sangriento [バトル・ロワイアル] (2000)

Mi padre era oficial en este regimiento.

My father was an officer in this regiment.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

Mi padre era un árbol.

My father was a tree.

Mi padre era irlandés y le pusieron a trabajar a los once años.

My father was Irish and was put to work at the age of eleven.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)