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estaban muertos

were dead

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were dead In the expression “muertos de miedo,” it means “terrified” or “scared to death.”
SP: Cuando llegamos, los peces estaban muertos.
EN: When we arrived, the fish were dead.

Los dos hombres estaban muertos, desde luego.

The two men were dead, of course.

Pensé que Tom y Mary estaban muertos.

I thought Tom and Mary were dead.

Creí que todos estaban muertos.

I thought they were all dead.

— Máquina de guerra (2026)

Estaban muertos.

They were dead.

El Equipo de Asalto era la banda de piratas; ahora estaban muertos.

The Assault Team was the gang of pirates; now they were dead.

¡Pensé que estaban muertos!

I thought they were dead!

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Sólo el sacristán y un niño, pero estaban muertos de miedo.

Only the sacristan and a boy, but they were scared to death.

— Roma città aperta (1945)