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ellos peleaban

were fighting, were arguing

→ pelear
pele to fight, to argue + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #37,017
were fighting, were arguing Can refer to a physical fight or an argument.
SP: Los niños peleaban por el juguete.
EN: The children were fighting over the toy.
Conjugation of pelear
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First peleaba peleábamos
Third peleaba peleaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First peleaba peleábamos
Third peleaba peleaban

Lo cierto es que Rómulo y el Hombre Elefante se peleaban con frecuencia.

The truth is, Romulus and the Elephant Man fought often.

— Los renglones torcidos de Dios (2022)

Daniel Maleski dice que se iba cuando sus padres se peleaban.

Daniel Maleski says he would leave when his parents fought.

— Anatomía de una Caída (2023)

Ahora, el centro del Club de la Lucha eran sólo los dos hombres que peleaban.

Now, the focus of Fight Club was only on the two men who were fighting.

— El Club de la Pelea (1999)

Tom y Mary peleaban como perro y gato.

Tom and Mary fought like cats and dogs.

Los generales peleaban a su lado con valor sobrenatural.

The generals fought at his side with supernatural courage.

Si dos se peleaban por una tontería, en menos de nada uno estaba muerto.

If two people got into a fight over something stupid, before you knew it, one of them was dead.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Las dos hermanas siempre peleaban entre sí.

The two sisters were always fighting with each other.

Ella no podía entender por qué se peleaban.

She couldn't understand why they were fighting.

La mamá separó a los niños que peleaban.

The mother separated the fighting children.