eran

/ˈeɾan/, [ˈe.ɾãn]

were


Examples
  • Tom le preguntó a Mary cuáles eran sus planes para el futuro.

    Tom asked Mary what her plans for the future were.

  • Estaba sorprendido de lo caro que eran los zapatos.

    I was surprised at how expensive the shoes were.

  • Eran tiempos felices.

    Those were happy times.

  • La chica y sus padres eran muy simpáticos.

    The girl and her parents were very nice.

  • Con los imanes sobre sus cabezas, eran incapaces de encontrar el camino a casa.

    With the magnets mounted on their heads, they were unable to find their way home.

  • Como un todo, eran un buen grupo.

    They were a good group as a whole.

  • Las ratas eran portadoras de la enfermedad.

    Rats were carriers of the plague.

  • Las condiciones sanitarias en los campamentos de refugiados eran horribles.

    Sanitary conditions in the refugee camps were terrible.

  • Sus almendrados ojos oscuros eran increíblemente hermosos.

    Her dark, almond-shaped eyes were remarkably beautiful.

  • Los perros eran felices.

    The dogs were happy.

  • ¿Cuántos eran?

    How many were they?

  • Porque todos sus amigos también eran pobres.

    Because all his friends were poor, too.

  • Lucían y sabían a camarones, pero te puedo asegurar que no eran camarones verdaderos.

    They looked and tasted like shrimps, but I can assure you those were not real shrimps.

  • Eran departamentos o casas vacías.

    They were vacant apartments or homes.

  • ¡Los dos eran tan lindos!

    They were both so cute!

  • Los trabajadores eran alérgicos a la cosecha, también estornudaron sobre ella.

    The workers were allergic to the harvest, and they also sneezed upon her.

  • Algunos eran asesinados por los soldados, mientras que otros morían de hambre, frío o enfermedades.

    Some of them were murdered by soldiers, while others died of hunger, cold or diseases.

  • Las plumas del pájaro eran todas de oro puro.

    The bird's feathers were all of pure gold.

  • Hicieron una declaración en la que decían que los rumores acerca de su divorcio eran una tontería. Pero cuando el río suena, agua lleva.

    They issued a statement saying that the rumors regarding their divorce were complete nonsense. And yet, there's no smoke without fire.

  • Para ella, "trabajo" y "familia" eran sinónimos.

    For her, work and family were synonymous.


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