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wasn't as Used to say that something or someone did not have as much of a quality as expected or as another thing. It is often followed by an adjective and como: no era tan interesante como el libro means "it wasn't as interesting as the book."

SP: El restaurante no era tan caro como esperaba.

EN: The restaurant wasn't as expensive as I expected.

La película no era tan interesante como el libro.

The movie wasn't as interesting as the book.

No era tan hermosa.

She wasn't that beautiful.

— Picnic (1955)

Ella no era tan gorda.

She wasn't that fat.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Tom no era tan malo.

Tom wasn't that bad.

No era tan malo.

It wasn’t that bad.

La comida no era tan buena.

The food wasn’t that good.

Tom admitió que no era tan rico.

Tom admitted that he wasn't that rich.

Al fin y al cabo no era tan mala la comedia.

After all, the comedy wasn't so bad.

No era tan mala.

She wasn't that bad.

El otro tipo no era tan bueno como tú.

The other guy wasn’t as good as you.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Antaño el papel higiénico no era tan suave.

In the past, toilet paper wasn’t as soft.

No era tan estupendo como pensaba.

It wasn't as great as I thought.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Él no era tan apuesto como ella me dijo.

He wasn’t as handsome as she told me he was.