eran

/ˈeɾan/, [ˈe.ɾãn]

were


Examples
  • Una vez citaron a Cristóbal Colón al decir que los piratas eran demasiado "ingenuos". Él creó el Triángulo de las Bermudas más tarde ese mismo año.

    Christopher Columbus was once quoted as saying that pirates were too "simple-minded". He created the Bermuda Triangle later that year.

  • Tom salía con Mary cuando ambos eran adolescentes.

    Tom dated Mary when they were both teenagers.

  • Sus instrumentos de madera eran primitivos incluso para su época.

    His wooden instruments were primitive even for his time.

  • Todas las composiciones eran buenas excepto la tuya.

    All the compositions were good except yours.

  • No he conocido a nadie que haya disfrutado de una vida mejor que la suya, a pesar de que sus condiciones de vida eran terribles.

    I haven't seen anyone that enjoyed a better life than his, even though his living conditions were terrible.

  • Miró su reloj y se dio cuenta de que eran más de las cinco.

    She looked at her watch and noted that it was past five.

  • Sus padres eran terriblemente pobres y no pudieron enviar a su hijo a la universidad.

    His parents were too poor to send their son to college.

  • A los ancianos no les gustan las nuevas ideas; prefieren creer que el mundo ha perdido algo, en lugar de haberlo mejorado, desde que eran jóvenes.

    Old people don't like new ideas; they like to think that the world has lost something, rather than improved, since they were young.

  • Las damas y caballeros se sentaron en el parque y conversaron de los tiempos cuando aún eran vecinos.

    The ladies and gentlemen sat in the park and spoke of the time when they were still neighbors.

  • Para él, sus principios eran irrefutables.

    For him, his principles were irrefutable.

  • Todas ellas eran amigas cuando eran niñas.

    They were all friends as children.

  • Dijo que ellos eran buenos amigos de ella.

    She said that they were good friends of hers.

  • Numerosas estrellas eran visibles en el cielo.

    Numerous stars were visible in the sky.

  • Años atrás, cuando los hijos de Tom eran jóvenes, él acostumbraba a tomar muchas fotografías.

    Years ago, when Tom's children were young, he used to take a lot of pictures.

  • Pensé que Tom y vos eran amigos.

    I thought you and Tom were friends.

  • Los ríos negros de Titán y los negros lagos de metano eran un deleite para la vista, con el anillado Saturno y el débil Sol en el nublado horizonte.

    Titan's black rivers and black lakes of methane were a sight to behold with ringed Saturn and the faint distant sun in the cloudy horizon.

  • En los primeros días de la historia americana, los negros eran esclavos.

    In the early days of American history, blacks lived in slavery.

  • Las peleas limítrofes eran comunes.

    Border fights were common.

  • Las únicas huellas dactilares que la policía encontró en el pomo de la puerta eran las de Tom.

    The only fingerprints that the police found on the doorknob were Tom's.

  • Tom y Mary eran amigos.

    Tom and Mary were friends.


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