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loro furono

were

ˈf u . r o . n o → essere
fu was + rono they simple past
auxiliary · 3rd-person plural, past tense Common #6,494
were
IT: I documenti furono firmati ieri.
EN: The documents were signed yesterday.
Conjugation of essere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fui —
Second eri state
Third fu furono
stata

Perché Tom e Mary furono licenziati?

Why were Tom and Mary fired?

Loro furono viste uscire.

They were seen coming out.

I soldi non furono mai trovati.

The money was never found.

A Tom furono dati degli ordini.

Tom was given orders.

I due prigionieri furono condotti dentro.

The two prisoners were led inside.

Mi furono rubati i soldi.

My money was stolen.

Tutte le cose nella casa, furono portate via una ad una.

All the things in the house were taken away one by one.

— Fearless (2006)

I miei conigli furono mangiati da una tigre.

My rabbits were eaten by a tiger.

Tre persone furono uccise.

Three people were killed.

Furono abbandonati dai loro genitori.

They were abandoned by their parents.

Furono fermate e arrestate.

They were stopped and arrested.

Furono scelti a caso.

They were chosen at random.

Biblioteche, parchi e spiagge furono chiusi agli ebrei.

Libraries, parks and beaches were closed to Jews.

— Norimberga (2025)

Gli abitanti della città furono spaventati dal terremoto.

The city's inhabitants were frightened by the earthquake.

Furono visti dagli esseri umani.

They were seen by humans.

— Arrietty - Il mondo segreto sotto il pavimento (2010)

Tutte le montagne e le isole furono strappate via dal loro posto.

All the mountains and islands were torn from their places.

— Stalker (1979)

Ovviamente per ordine superiore non furono cancellate.

Obviously, by superior order, they were not cancelled.

— Indagine su un cittadino al di sopra di ogni sospetto (1970)

Gli uomini furono tutti arrestati.

The men were all arrested.

Non furono puniti per ciò che fecero.

They were not punished for what they did.

Furono convocate.

They were summoned.

I ragazzi furono interrogati.

The boys were questioned.

— Les choristes - I ragazzi del coro (2004)

Furono trovati morti.

They were found dead.

Loro furono accettati dalla scuola.

They were accepted by the school.

Le coste di Nuova Penzance furono distrutte e cambiarono per sempre.

The coasts of New Penzance were destroyed and changed forever.

— Moonrise Kingdom - Una fuga d'amore (2012)

I templi e gli antichi documenti furono distrutti.

The temples and ancient documents were destroyed.

— Your Name. (2016)

Molti libri furono dimenticati.

Many books were forgotten.

Dieci case furono bruciate.

Ten houses were burned.

Dozzine di persone furono ferite nel terribile incidente.

Dozens of people were injured in the horrific accident.

I due uomini furono arrestati per guida spericolata.

The two men were arrested for reckless driving.

Furono evitate dalla società.

They were shunned by society.

Le mele furono servite come dessert.

The apples were served as dessert.

Furono portati in un ospedale psichiatrico.

They were taken to a psychiatric hospital.

Diversi pedoni furono leggermente feriti.

Several pedestrians were slightly injured.

A Tom furono dati trent'anni.

Tom was sentenced to thirty years.

Molte persone furono uccise nella Seconda Guerra Mondiale.

Many people were killed in World War II.

Non ne furono trovati altri.

No others were found.

Non furono punite per ciò che fecero.

They were not punished for what they did.

Tre furono dati agli Elfi, esseri immortali molto saggi e leali.

Three were given to the Elves, immortal beings who were very wise and loyal.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - La compagnia dell'anello (2001)

Sei persone furono salvate, compresa me.

Six people were saved, including me.

— Titanic (1997)

Furono arrestate nelle loro case.

They were arrested in their homes.

Furono fermati e arrestati.

They were stopped and arrested.

Come furono uccise?

How were they killed?

Furono trovate morte.

They were found dead.

Furono visti uscire.

They were seen coming out.

Ai rifugiati furono dati cibo e coperte.

The refugees were given food and blankets.

In poco più d'un'ora tutti i suoi amici furono invitati.

In just over an hour, all his friends had been invited.

Tom e Mary furono lasciati da soli.

Tom and Mary were left alone.

Non furono trovate droghe.

No drugs were found.

Ma tutti furono ingannati, perché venne creato un altro anello.

But everyone was deceived, because another ring was created.

— Il Signore degli Anelli - La compagnia dell'anello (2001)

Furono costruite delle scuole.

Schools were built.

verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Uncommon #16,836
were Past historic form, usually used in narration about the past.
IT: I due fratelli furono amici per molti anni.
EN: The two brothers were friends for many years.
Conjugation of essere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First fui —
Second — foste
Third fu furono

Furono molto gentili con me.

They were very kind to me.

I giorni seguenti furono molto tranquilli.

The following days were very quiet.

Furono tutti felici di vedere la colazione, e ancora più felici di vedere me.

They were all happy to see breakfast, and even happier to see me.

I suoi compagni furono più fortunati.

His teammates were luckier.

Per diversi mesi le cose furono molto più semplici.

For several months, things were much simpler.

Sotto di lui furono tanti a comandare lo Stato.

Under him, many ruled the state.

— Enrico V (1989)

Le mie lezioni sull’uso della spada furono, beh, diverse.

My swordsmanship lessons were, well, different.

I giorni che seguirono non furono proprio tranquilli.

The days that followed were not exactly peaceful.

— Contrattempo (2017)

Non ci furono arresti.

There were no arrests.

Furono molto cortesi, ma c’erano questioni più importanti.

They were very polite, but there were more important matters.

Furono vittoriosi.

They were victorious.

Ma gli ultimi furono i migliori.

But the last ones were the best.

Tom e Mary furono molto fortunati.

Tom and Mary were very lucky.

Così furono le Tenebre.

Such was the Darkness.

— I guardiani della notte (2004)

I suoi sforzi furono invano.

His efforts were in vain.

I giorni seguenti furono più o meno tutti uguali.

The following days were all more or less the same.

Quel giorno ci furono tre manifestazioni.

There were three demonstrations that day.

— Y tu mamá también - Anche tua madre (2001)

Quando furono al posto, il padre di Nobis fece un saluto ed uscì.

When they got to their places, Nobis’s father bowed and left.