lo que estaba pasando

what was happening

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phrase Uncommon #17,813

what was happening Also can mean 'what was going on.'

SP: Nadie entendía lo que estaba pasando en la calle.

EN: No one understood what was happening in the street.

Tom no sabía nada acerca de lo que estaba pasando.

Tom had no idea what was going on.

No tenía idea de lo que estaba pasando.

I had no idea what was going on.

Hice como si no supiera lo que estaba pasando.

I pretended not to know what was going on.

¿Cómo puede ser que nadie viera lo que estaba pasando?

How could no one have seen what was happening?

Tomás no tenía idea de lo que estaba pasando.

Tomás had no idea what was happening.

Mary trató de ocultar lo que estaba pasando en realidad.

Mary tried to hide what was really happening.

Ella intentó ocultar lo que estaba pasando realmente.

She tried to hide what was really happening.

Comprendí lo que estaba pasando.

I understood what was happening.

Realmente no entendí lo que estaba pasando.

I really didn’t understand what was happening.

Tomás no se dio cuenta de lo que estaba pasando.

Tomás didn't realize what was happening.

Yo sabía exactamente lo que estaba pasando.

I knew exactly what was happening.

De repente nos dimos cuenta de lo que estaba pasando.

Suddenly we realized what was happening.

Tom estaba demasiado ocupado para darse cuenta de lo que estaba pasando.

Tom was too busy to notice what was happening.

No podía decirle a Tom lo que estaba pasando.

I couldn't tell Tom what was going on.

Tom no se enteró de lo que estaba pasando.

Tom had no idea what was going on.

Fingí como si no supiera lo que estaba pasando.

I pretended I didn't know what was going on.

No podíamos creer lo que estaba pasando.

We couldn't believe what was happening.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Tom no lograba entender lo que estaba pasando.

Tom couldn't understand what was happening.

No se enteró de lo que estaba pasando.

He/She had no idea what was going on.