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no eran

were not

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phrase Uncommon #15,566
were not Used to say that multiple people or things were not something or were not in a particular state.
SP: No eran tan difíciles.
EN: They weren’t that difficult.

Porque sus sueños no eran sólo sueños.

Because their dreams weren't just dreams.

— Teléfono negro 2 (2025)

No eran indios.

They weren't Indians.

— Bardo, falsa crónica de unas cuantas verdades (2022)

Y no eran importantes.

And they weren't important.

— Вор (1997)

Entonces no eran las hormonas las que la volvían loca.

So it wasn’t the hormones that were driving her crazy after all.

— La Empleada (2025)

Sabía que los caramelos no eran buenos para mis dientes.

I knew that candy wasn’t good for my teeth.

No eran como los demás.

They weren't like the others.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Tom y Mary no eran famosos.

Tom and Mary were not famous.

Tom y Mary dijeron que no eran de Boston.

Tom and Mary said they weren't from Boston.

No eran realmente apóstoles.

They weren't really apostles.

— El hombre de la tierra (2007)

No eran mucho para ser monstruos.

They weren't much to be monsters.

— La princesa Mononoke (1997)

Tres, ¿no eran cinco?

Three—weren't there five?

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Los platos que rompiste no eran caros.

The dishes you broke weren't expensive.

No eran cucarachas ni tampoco ratones.

They weren’t cockroaches or mice either.

— Mi vecino Totoro (1988)

Los suministros no eran ningún problema.

Supplies were not a problem.

Las palabras no eran fáciles de deletrear.

The words weren’t easy to spell.

No eran opciones para ella.

They weren’t options for her.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

Se rumorea que no eran sólo"campos de trabajo".

Rumor has it they weren’t just “labor camps.”

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

No eran honestos.

They weren't honest.

— Marty Supremo (2025)

No, incluso sus cejas no eran así.

No, even her eyebrows weren't like that.

— Broker (2022)

Y no eran estudiantes sino comunistas entrenados.

And they were not students, but trained communists.

— Un Taxista (2017)

Las líneas del casco no eran las adecuadas.

The lines of the hull weren’t right.

Muchos dijeron que ambas no eran necesarias.

Many said that both were not necessary.

Esos no eran policías.

Those weren’t police officers.

— Buena suerte, diviértete, no mueras (2026)

No eran para nada valientes.

They were not brave at all.

Algunos me traicionaron, otros no eran sinceros.

Some betrayed me, others were not sincere.

— Marty Supremo (2025)