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lo que decían

what they were saying

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what they were saying Depending on context, it can also mean “what they said.”
SP: No entendí lo que decían.
EN: I didn't understand what they were saying.

Se inclinó hacia adelante para escuchar mejor lo que decían en voz baja.

He leaned forward to hear better what they were saying in hushed tones.

Al final va a ser verdad lo que decían de ti.

In the end, what they said about you is going to turn out to be true.

— Bajocero (2021)

Un verdadero artista, por lo que decían.

A true artist, they said.

Lo que decían no era cierto.

What they were saying wasn’t true.

Los guardias podían oír todo lo que decían.

The guards could hear everything they were saying.

Estaban Pete Thorpe, Hashmi y otro más escuchando lo que decían.

Pete Thorpe, Hashmi, and one other person were listening to what they were saying.

— Kajaki (2014)

Juan siempre decía que no creía en lo que decían en las clases de Historia.

Juan always said he didn’t believe what they taught in history class.

— Museo (2018)

Es lo que decían.

That's what they said.

— Los excéntricos Tenenbaums (2001)

No entendía lo que decían.

I didn't understand what they were saying.

— Брат 2 (2000)