Ella no fue nada discreta y habló del problema delante de todos.

Both are past forms of ser, but they are used differently.

• fue = preterite, often used for a completed action or a specific event
• era = imperfect, often used for background description, habitual behavior, or ongoing states in the past

In this sentence, Ella no fue nada discreta presents her lack of discretion as something shown in that specific situation. It means she was not discreet on that occasion.

If you said Ella no era nada discreta, it would sound more like a general description of her personality or usual behavior.

Yes, nada often means nothing, but in this sentence it means not at all or by no means.

So:

• no fue nada discreta = she was not at all discreet

This is a very common Spanish pattern:

• no es nada fácil = it’s not easy at all
• no estaba nada contento = he wasn’t happy at all

So here nada intensifies the negative idea.

Because it agrees with ella, which refers to a female person.

In Spanish, adjectives usually agree in gender and number with the noun or pronoun they describe:

• él es discreto
• ella es discreta
• ellos son discretos
• ellas son discretas

So discreta is the feminine singular form.

The accent mark shows both pronunciation and tense.

• hablo = I speak / I am speaking
• habló = he/she spoke

So in this sentence:

• ella habló = she spoke

The written accent helps distinguish the preterite third-person singular form from the first-person singular present form.

Because de + el contracts to del in Spanish.

So:

• de + el problema → del problema

This contraction is required in normal Spanish, except when el is part of a proper name:

• del libro
• del coche
• but de El Escorial if El belongs to the name

Here problema is just a normal noun, so del problema is correct.

Yes, both are possible, but they are not always identical in tone.

• hablar de algo = to talk about something
• hablar sobre algo = to talk about something, often a little more formal or topic-focused

In everyday Spanish, hablar de is extremely common and natural. In this sentence, habló del problema sounds very normal.

So:

• habló del problema = very natural, everyday
• habló sobre el problema = also correct, slightly more formal in some contexts

It means in front of everyone or in everyone’s presence.

• delante de = in front of / before
• todos = everyone / all of them

In this sentence, the idea is that she talked about the problem openly where everyone could hear.

A few similar expressions:

• delante de mí = in front of me
• delante de la clase = in front of the class
• delante de todos = in front of everyone

When Spanish refers to a mixed group, or to a group where the gender is unspecified, the masculine plural is normally used.

So:

• delante de todos = in front of everyone / in front of all of them

If the speaker were referring specifically to a group of only females, todas would also be possible:

• delante de todas = in front of all of them, all female

But todos is the default for a mixed or unspecified group.

Yes, the sentence could absolutely be:

• No fue nada discreta y habló del problema delante de todos.

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns because the verb form already shows the person.

Here, ella is included for emphasis, contrast, or clarity. For example, it may help if the speaker wants to stress that she was the one who did it.

So:

• Ella no fue nada discreta = slightly more explicit or emphatic
• No fue nada discreta = also correct and very natural

Not exactly in the English sense. It is a normal Spanish structure.

Spanish often uses no together with words like nada, nadie, or nunca:

• no dijo nada = she didn’t say anything
• no vino nadie = nobody came
• no fue nada discreta = she was not at all discreet

So even though English may avoid what looks like a double negative, Spanish commonly uses these combinations.

Because it refers to a completed action in the past.

The sentence narrates a specific event:

1. she was not discreet
2. she spoke about the problem in front of everyone

Both are presented as completed facts, so the preterite is natural:

• fue
• habló

If you used the imperfect, it would change the feel and suggest an ongoing or habitual past situation instead.

Yes, in many contexts that works.

• delante de todos = in front of everyone
• frente a todos = in front of everyone / before everyone

Both can be correct. Delante de todos is very natural here and strongly suggests that she said it openly, in everyone’s presence.

In some contexts, frente a can sound a little more formal or literal, but the difference is not huge in many everyday situations.

It breaks down like this:

• Ella = she
• no fue nada discreta = was not at all discreet
• y = and
• habló del problema = talked about the problem
• delante de todos = in front of everyone

So the sentence has two coordinated parts joined by y:

1. Ella no fue nada discreta
2. habló del problema delante de todos

This is a very common way to build longer sentences in Spanish.