se trouvaient

were located

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phrase Rare #29,899
were located The imperfect plural form of se trouver, used to describe where people or things were situated.
FR: Les clés se trouvaient sur la table.
EN: The keys were on the table.

Tom a jeté tous les vieux journaux qui se trouvaient au grenier.

Tom threw away all the old newspapers that were in the attic.

Des enfants orphelins se trouvaient sur la route.

Orphaned children were on the road.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Dans les types se trouvaient trois balles.

There were three bullets in the men's bodies.

— Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)

Sur la table se trouvaient quelques pipes chargées d'opium.

On the table were a few pipes loaded with opium.

Combien de personnes se trouvaient-elles à bord de ce bateau ?

How many people were on board that boat?

Des centaines de personnes se trouvaient sur place.

Hundreds of people were there.

Les garçons se trouvaient d'un côté et les filles de l'autre.

The boys were on one side and the girls on the other.

Sous l'album se trouvaient les dossiers médicaux de sa mère.

Under the album were her mother's medical records.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tom jeta tous les vieux journaux qui se trouvaient au grenier.

Tom threw away all the old newspapers that were in the attic.

Ils ne se trouvaient pas chez eux hier.

They weren’t at home yesterday.

Il apporta un coffre dans lequel se trouvaient des biens de grande valeur.

He brought a chest containing valuable goods.

Mes invités se trouvaient en bas, cachés jusqu’à tard dans la soirée.

My guests were downstairs, hidden away until late in the evening.

Les accessoires qui se trouvaient dans la maison, où sont-ils ?

Where are the accessories that were in the house?

— The Strangers (2016)