estaban
/esˈtaban/, [esˈt̪a.β̞ãn]they were, were
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Los republicanos estaban furiosos.
Republicans were furious.
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Tom y Mary estaban en la misma sintonía.
Tom and Mary were on the same wavelength.
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Estaban viendo la televisión.
They were watching television.
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No menos de cien personas estaban presentes.
No less than one hundred people were present.
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Estaban a punto de salir cuando llegué allí.
They were about to leave when I arrived there.
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Tom y Mary estaban enamorados.
Tom and Mary were in love.
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Los granjeros estaban esparciendo semillas por los campos.
The farmers were scattering seed on the fields.
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Todos menos Tom estaban en la reunión.
Everyone but Tom was at the meeting.
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Mis compañeros estaban todos dormidos.
My companions were all asleep.
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Ellos siempre estaban bromeando.
They were always making jokes.
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Estaban presentes todos menos uno.
All but one was present.
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Los pasajeros estaban durmiendo en sus camarotes cuando el barco chocó contra un iceberg.
The passengers were asleep in their cabins when the ship hit a huge iceberg.
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Estaban motivados por la venganza.
They were motivated by revenge.
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Los niños estaban totalmente empapados.
The children were completely soaked.
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Todas las casas en la ciudad estaban vacías.
All the houses in town were empty.
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Las paredes de su cuarto estaban cubiertas con pósters.
The walls of her room were covered in posters.
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Estaban juntos.
They were together.
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Ellas estaban nadando.
They were swimming.
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Las niñas no estaban asustadas, pero sí los niños.
The girls were not afraid, but the boys were.
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Los dos países estaban unidos bajo un solo Gobierno.
The two countries were united under one government.
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