eran

/ˈeɾan/, [ˈe.ɾãn]

were


Examples
  • Los dos hombres sentados en la banca eran estadounidenses.

    The two men sitting on the bench were Americans.

  • Pensé que Tom y María eran felices.

    I thought Tom and Mary were happy.

  • Cuando yo hojeé un cuaderno de jardinería, estaba sorprendido de cuantas eran marcadas como venenosas.

    When I looked in a gardening book I was surprised by how many were marked poisonous.

  • Todas eran amigas cuando pequeñas.

    They were all friends as children.

  • Sin duda alguna, esos eran recuerdos de mi vida pasada.

    Those were without a doubt memories from my past life.

  • Pensé que ustedes eran mis amigos.

    I thought you guys were my friends.

  • Tom creía que la gente de esa pequeña aldea eran caníbales.

    Tom believed that the people in that small village were cannibals.

  • Los niños pequeños eran muy curiosos.

    The little kids were very curious.

  • ¿Sabías que Tom y Mary eran primos?

    Did you know Tom and Mary were cousins?

  • Asumí que Tom y Mary eran marido y mujer.

    I assumed Tom and Mary were husband and wife.

  • Mis calificaciones eran inferiores a las de ella.

    My grades were inferior to hers.

  • Algunos eran granjeros, algunos eran cazadores.

    Some were farmers, some were hunters.

  • La tasa de mortalidad y la tasa de natalidad eran casi idénticas.

    The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.

  • Yo pensé que las chances de que Tom no notara lo que Mary hacía eran ínfimas.

    I thought chances of Tom not noticing what Mary was doing were pretty slim.

  • Un estudio descubrió que casi un 10% de los hombres eran obesos en el 2008. Esto es un aumento de casi un 5% en el 1980.

    A study found that almost 10% of men were obese in 2008. That was up from about 5% in 1980.

  • Ellos eran muy estrictos.

    They were very strict.

  • Ellos eran amigos.

    They were friends.

  • Ellos eran polarmente opuestos. Uno era honesto y confiable, mientras que el otro era impredecible e irresponsable.

    They were polar opposites: one was honest and reliable whilst the other was unpredictable and irresponsable.

  • No he oído cuántas campanadas eran.

    I didn't hear how many times the clock struck.

  • Ellos originalmente eran granjeros.

    Originally they were farmers.


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