era

era, was


Examples
  • El hablar en público era sumamente duro para Tom.

    Speaking in public was an ordeal for Tom.

  • Era una noche muy, muy caliente.

    It was a very, very hot night.

  • Pero más que nada, él se preguntaba cuál era su nombre.

    But most of all he wondered what her name was.

  • Tom era el compañero de celda de John.

    Tom was John's cellmate.

  • María era un demonio en forma de mujer.

    Maria was a devil in the shape of a woman.

  • Tom era solo uno de los tantos hijastros de María.

    Tom was only one of Mary's many stepchildren.

  • La princesa griega Alice era sorda y podía leer labios en tres idiomas.

    Princess Alice of Greece was deaf and could lip-read in three languages.

  • En aquel tiempo era muy peligroso viajar.

    Traveling was very dangerous at that time.

  • Se pensaba que la mujer de extraña apariencia era una bruja.

    The strange-looking woman was thought to be a witch.

  • Pese a ser pobre, era feliz.

    Even though he was poor, he was happy.

  • No era difícil.

    It wasn't hard.

  • Una prueba de ADN mostró que era inocente.

    A DNA test showed she was innocent.

  • Se sintió aliviado cuando ella le informó de que tenía un novio nuevo que era rico.

    He was relieved when she informed him that she had a rich new boyfriend.

  • Japón es muy diferente de lo que era hace cincuenta años atrás.

    Japan is very different from what it was fifty years ago.

  • Se sospechaba que ella era una espía.

    She was suspected of being a spy.

  • Mi hermana ayudaba a mamá a cuidar de mí cuando yo era un bebé.

    My sister used to help mum look after me when I was a baby.

  • Alguien me dejó un mensaje de voz pero era todo incomprensible. No pude entender ni una cosa.

    Someone left me a voice mail but it was all garbled. I couldn't understand a thing.

  • La silla era demasiado alta y me quedé con los pies colgando.

    The chair was too high, and I found myself with my legs hanging in the air.

  • La información era bien inútil.

    The information was quite useless.

  • Él era un pequeñín listo de once años.

    He was a bright little fellow of eleven.


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