se volvieron

became

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phrase Uncommon #20,405
became Plural past tense of volverse. Used for a change of state, often with adjectives or nouns: "se volvieron locos" = "they became crazy."
SP: Con el tiempo, las calles se volvieron más tranquilas.
EN: Over time, the streets became quieter.

Tiene tres hijos que se volvieron músicos.

He has three children who became musicians.

Nunca se volvieron a ver después de eso.

They never saw each other again after that.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Los hábitos se volvieron abusos.

Habits became abuses.

Las teclas del piano se volvieron amarillas debido a la edad.

The piano keys turned yellow due to age.

Todas las hojas del árbol se volvieron amarillas.

All the leaves on the tree turned yellow.

Las lesiones se volvieron frecuentes.

Injuries became frequent.

— Dangal (2016)

Dos palabras que se volvieron el lema del movimiento indio por la libertad.

Two words that became the motto of the Indian freedom movement.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

Y se volvieron una sociedad secreta.

And they became a secret society.

Sami y Layla pronto se volvieron inseparables.

Sami and Layla soon became inseparable.

Los humanos se volvieron en nuestra contra.

Humans turned against us.

Las cosas se volvieron negras y ahora aquí estoy.

Things went dark and now here I am.

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Nunca se volvieron a ver, y al día siguiente ya lo habían olvidado todo.

They never saw each other again, and by the next day they had forgotten everything.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Las hojas del árbol se volvieron amarillas.

The leaves of the tree turned yellow.

Se volvieron locos.

They went crazy.

Quizá a consecuencia se volvieron un pueblo muy inquieto.

Perhaps as a result they became a very restless people.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)