estaba muy emocionado cuando

he was very touched when

he was very excited when

estaba muy emocionado cuando(ehs-tah-bah mwee eh-moh-syoh-nah-doh kwahn-doh)

phrase

1. (was very affected when; third person singular)

a. he was very touched when

Conozco bien a Javier, y noté que estaba muy emocionado cuando le dimos las gracias.

I know Javier well and could tell he was very touched when we thanked him.

b. was very touched when

Juan estaba muy emocionado cuando su nieta le dio el dibujo que había hecho para él.

Juan was very touched when his granddaughter gave him the drawing she'd done for him.

c. he was very moved when

Estaba muy emocionado cuando pudo por fin abrazar a su hijo tras darlo por muerto durante años.

He was very moved when he could finally hug his son after years giving him up for dead.

d. was very moved when

Luis estaba muy emocionado cuando sus antiguos alumnos le dijeron lo mucho que había significado para ellos.

Luis was very moved when his former students told him how much he'd meant to them.

2.

(formal)

(were very affected when; second person singular)

a. you were very touched when

Vi que estaba muy emocionado cuando cantaba su hija.

I could see you were very touched when your daughter was singing.

b. you were very moved when

Estaba muy emocionado cuando vio la foto, ¿verdad? Se se le saltaban las lágrimas.

You were very moved when you saw the photo, weren't you? Tears were coming to your eyes.

3. (was very affected when; first person singular)

a. I was very touched when

La película me pareció cursi, pero debo confesar que estaba muy emocionado cuando la chica muere.

I thought the movie was very corny, but I must confess I was very touched when the girl dies.

b. I was very moved when

Estaba muy emocionado cuando vi llorar a mi madre.

I was very moved when I saw my mother crying.

4. (was very exhilarated when; third person singular)

a. he was very excited when

Estaba muy emocionado cuando la presentadora del programa le anunció que iba a conocer a su cantante favorito.

He was very excited when the program hostess told him he was going to meet his favorite singer.

b. was very excited when

Mi hijo estaba muy emocionado cuando le dijimos que íbamos a ir a Disneyland para su cumpleaños.

My son was very excited when we told him we were going to Disneyland for his birthday.

5.

(formal)

(were very exhilarated when; second person singular)

a. you were very excited when

Estaba muy emocionado cuando le puse a cargo del proyecto, pero veo que ha perdido interés. ¿Por qué?

You were very excited when I put you in charge of the project, but I can see you've lost interest. Why?

6. (was very exhilarated when; first person singular)

a. I was very excited when

Estaba muy emocionado cuando mi equipo marcó gol.

I was very excited when my team scored.