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cómo era la ciudad
-what was the city like
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cómo era la ciudad

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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
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a. what was the city like
¿Cómo era la ciudad antes de la elitización residencial? - Más asequible y diversa.What was the city like before gentrification? - More affordable and diverse.
b. what was the town like
¿Cómo era la ciudad cuando te criaste aquí? - Solía ser un pequeño pueblo agrícola.What was the town like when you were growing up here? - It used to be a small farming town.
a. what the city was like
Me hubiese gustado saber cómo era la ciudad antes de que desapareciera la civilización maya.I would have liked to know what the city was like before the Mayan civilization disappeared.
b. what the town was like
La gente siempre habla sobre cómo era la ciudad antes de la guerra.People always talk about what the town was like before the war.
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