habían

had

Examples

La Unión Europea nació con el anhelo de acabar con los frecuentes y cruentos conflictos entre vecinos que habían culminado en la Segunda Guerra Mundial.

The European Union is set up with the aim of ending the frequent and bloody wars between neighbours, which culminated in the Second World War.

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Ya habían terminado el trabajo.

They had already finished the job.

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No habían ido muy lejos cuando se encontraron con un anciano.

They hadn't gone very far when they met an old man.

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Los sindicatos habían amenazado al gobierno con una huelga general.

The labor unions had been threatening the government with a general strike.

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Muchos habían perdido sus brazos o piernas.

Many had lost their arms or legs.

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La fuente del problema parece ser que Napoleón y el Señor Pilkington habían jugado simultáneamente un as de espadas cada uno.

The source of the trouble appeared to be that Napoleon and Mr. Pilkington had each played an ace of spades simultaneously.

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¿Acaso no me dijiste ayer que tú y tu novio habían terminado?

Didn't you tell me yesterday that you and your boyfriend had broken up?

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Era obvio que ellos habían mentido.

It was obvious that they had told a lie.

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Tom descubrió que le habían pinchado el teléfono.

Tom found out that his phone had been tapped.

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Los nombres de los estudiantes que se habían echado el examen estaban puestos en el boletín de anuncios.

The names of the students who failed in the examination were posted on the bulletin board.

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Se habían terminado la tarta antes de que yo llegara a casa.

The cake was all eaten up before I got home.

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Para cuando llegué a casa ya se habían terminado la tarta.

The cake was all eaten up before I got home.

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El incendio se inició después que los trabajadores se habían ido a casa.

The fire broke out after the staff went home.

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El año pasado volví a casa y me sorprendió que el pueblo y la gente habían cambiado completamente.

Last year I returned home and was surprised to find both the village and the people completely changed.

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Tom me preguntó cuánto tiempo habían estado casados mis padres antes de separarse.

Tom asked me how long my parents had been married before they separated.

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Todos habían votado por Aaron Burr.

All had voted for Aaron Burr.

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Ya habían tenido ese problema antes.

They had had that problem before.

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Tom oyó que Mary y John habían terminado.

Tom heard that Mary and John had split up.

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Todos lo habían reconocido.

Everyone had recognized him.

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Aunque ya se habían considerado soluciones en el pasado, tan sólo ahora tenemos la posibilidad de emprender los primeros pasos para llevarlas a cabo.

Even though solutions have already been considered in the past, we are only now able to take first measures to make them reality.

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