si trovavano

were located; were

→ si
phrase Rare #46,368
were located; were Used to describe where people or things were, or the situation they were in.
IT: I documenti si trovavano nell'ufficio.
EN: The documents were in the office.

Non hanno pagato nulla, si trovavano già in difficoltà.

They didn’t pay anything; they were already struggling.

— Il gattopardo (1963)

Per comprare cose che a Spencerport non si trovavano sempre.

To buy things that weren’t always available in Spencerport.

Quei documenti si trovavano sotto chiave in un cassetto.

Those documents were kept under lock and key in a drawer.

— La vita straordinaria di David Copperfield (2019)

Ha detto che i corpi non si trovavano nel nostro terreno.

He said that the bodies were not on our property.

— Non dirlo a nessuno (2006)