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estaban en

were in

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phrase Uncommon #21,925
were in The preposition en can also mean “on,” depending on context.
SP: Estaban en el jardín cuando empezó a llover.
EN: They were in the garden when it started to rain.

Tom y Mary estaban en perfecta sintonía.

Tom and Mary were perfectly in sync.

Todos los jugadores estaban en su posición.

All the players were in their positions.

Tus padres estaban en su dormitorio, dos pisos más arriba.

Your parents were in their bedroom, two floors up.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Estaban en un cajón cerrado.

They were in a closed drawer.

— La historia de David Copperfield (2019)

Todas las luces estaban en verde.

All the lights were green.

Creí que los Murphy estaban en Florida.

I thought the Murphys were in Florida.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Tu nombre figura en la lista de los que estaban en McGill's.

Your name appears on the list of those who were at McGill's.

— Río Místico (2003)

Mary y Tom estaban en shock cuando vieron a Oliver volver con su primer tatuaje.

Mary and Tom were in shock when they saw Oliver return with his first tattoo.

El barón y él estaban en la otra acera.

The baron and he were on the other sidewalk.

Los cerezos estaban en flor.

The cherry trees were in bloom.

De pequeños, ni Tom ni Mary estaban en Australia.

When they were children, neither Tom nor Mary were in Australia.

Usted dijo que los cuerpos no estaban en nuestros terrenos.

You said the bodies were not on our land.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Estaban en Berlín.

They were in Berlin.

Había rumores de que estaban en Veldenstein.

There were rumors that they were in Veldenstein.

— Nuremberg: El Juicio Del Siglo (2025)

Creí que estaban en Córcega.

I thought they were in Corsica.

— Escondido (2005)

Las montañas estaban en todos los alrededores de la ciudad.

The mountains were all around the city.

Estos estaban en la mermelada.

These were in the jam.

— Jaula (2022)

Estaban en México.

They were in Mexico.