PATAGONIA - Patagonia21
Instances of era

70ISAentre primos (.) y esposas siempre era [//] éramos catorce .
  entrebetween.PREP primosprime.ADJ.M.PL yand.CONJ esposasmanacle.V.2S.PRES siemprealways.ADV eraera.N.F.SG.[or].be.V.13S.IMPERF éramosbe.V.1P.IMPERF catorcefourteen.NUM .
  including cousins and partners, we were fourteen.
153LINehCS la mamá de [/] de [/] de DianaCS era TerriCS de DaviesCS .
  eheh.IM lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG mamámum.N.F.SG deof.PREP deof.PREP deof.PREP Diananame erabe.V.13S.IMPERF Terriname deof.PREP Daviesname .
  eh, Diana's mother was Terri de Davies.
172LINque era pariente también &e hija <de GwynethCS> [//] de GwawrCS .
  quethat.CONJ erabe.V.13S.IMPERF parienterelative.N.M tambiéntoo.ADV hijadaughter.N.F.SG deof.PREP Gwynethname deof.PREP Gwawrname .
  ... who was also a relative, the daughter of Gwyneth... of Gwawr.
174ISAsí no era hijo natural .
  síyes.ADV nonot.ADV erabe.V.13S.IMPERF hijoson.N.M.SG naturalnatural.ADJ.M.SG .
  yes, he wasn't a biological son.
308ISAera (.) no se podía estar <adentro de> [///] afuera .
  erabe.V.13S.IMPERF nonot.ADV seself.PRON.REFL.MF.3SP podíabe_able.V.13S.IMPERF estarbe.V.INFIN adentroinside.ADV deof.PREP afueraoutside.ADV .
  it was so bad one couldn't be outside.
534ISAy era la época .
  yand.CONJ erabe.V.13S.IMPERF lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG épocaperiod.N.F.SG .
  and it was the time.
535LIN+< era la forma me parece .
  erabe.V.13S.IMPERF lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG formashape.N.F.SG meme.PRON.OBL.MF.1S pareceseem.V.3S.PRES .
  it was the way, it seems to me.
542ISAno [/] no era la costumbre .
  nonot.ADV nonot.ADV erabe.V.13S.IMPERF lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG costumbrehabit.N.F.SG .
  it wasn't the custom.
592ISA+< no yo era más estricta con la comida .
  nonot.ADV yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S erabe.V.13S.IMPERF másmore.ADV estrictastrict.ADJ.F.SG conwith.PREP lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG comidameal.N.F.SG .
  no, I was very strict with eating.
685LINy era <una almuer(zo)> [//] un almuerzo especial .
  yand.CONJ erabe.V.13S.IMPERF unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG.[or].one.PRON.F.SG.[or].unite.V.13S.SUBJ.PRES almuerzobreakfast.N.M.SG unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG almuerzobreakfast.N.M.SG especialspecial.ADJ.M.SG .
  and it was a special dinner.
724LINehCS yo estábamos [//] era antes de ir a TrelewCS a [///] de la chacra de TrelewCS a vivir .
  eheh.IM yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S estábamosbe.V.1P.IMPERF erabe.V.13S.IMPERF antesbefore.ADV deof.PREP irgo.V.INFIN ato.PREP Trelewname ato.PREP deof.PREP lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG chacrafarm.N.F.SG deof.PREP Trelewname ato.PREP vivirlive.V.INFIN .
  eh, it was before going to live in the farmhouse in Trelew.
782LINentonces viste que era camorrerita ?
  entoncesthen.ADV vistesee.V.2S.PAST quethat.CONJ erabe.V.13S.IMPERF camorreritahooligan.N.F.SG.DIM ?
  can you see she was mischevious then?
792LINentonces la que estaba mal era yo .
  entoncesthen.ADV lathe.DET.DEF.F.SG quethat.PRON.REL estababe.V.13S.IMPERF malpoorly.ADJ.M.SG erabe.V.13S.IMPERF yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S .
  I was the naughty one.
923ISApero (.) &duran y era muy divertido .
  perobut.CONJ yand.CONJ erabe.V.13S.IMPERF muyvery.ADV divertidofun.ADJ.M.SG.[or].amuse.V.PASTPART .
  but [...] and it was great fun.
924ISAmuy lindo era comer afuera .
  muyvery.ADV lindocute.ADJ.M.SG erabe.V.13S.IMPERF comereat.V.INFIN afueraoutside.ADV .
  it was very nice to eat outside.
927ISA+< era &m era divertido .
  eraera.N.F.SG.[or].be.V.13S.IMPERF erabe.V.13S.IMPERF divertidofun.ADJ.M.SG .
  it was great fun.
927ISA+< era &m era divertido .
  eraera.N.F.SG.[or].be.V.13S.IMPERF erabe.V.13S.IMPERF divertidofun.ADJ.M.SG .
  it was great fun.
958ISAera de mami .
  eraera.N.F.SG deof.PREP mamiMummy.N.F.SG .
  it was Mum's.
964LINera una [/] un sistema (.) ecológico .
  erabe.V.13S.IMPERF unaa.DET.INDEF.F.SG unone.DET.INDEF.M.SG sistemasystem.N.M.SG ecológicoecological.ADJ.M.SG .
  [...] an ecological system.
965ISA+< yo pensé que era muy en fashionE .
  yoI.PRON.SUB.MF.1S penséthink.V.1S.PAST quethat.CONJ erabe.V.13S.IMPERF muyvery.ADV enin.PREP fashionfashion.N.SG .
  I thought it was very modern.

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