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ellos quedaban

were left, remained, fit

→ quedar
qued stay, remain + aban 3rd-person plural imperfect
verb · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Uncommon #14,525
were left, remained
SP: Quedaban dos sillas en la cocina.
EN: There were two chairs left in the kitchen.
fit
SP: Los zapatos me quedaban demasiado grandes.
EN: The shoes were much too big for me.
Conjugation of quedar
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First quedaba —
Third quedaba quedaban
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First quedaba —
Third quedaba quedaban
quedara

Al final de la fiesta sólo quedaban dos invitados.

At the end of the party, only two guests remained.

No quedaban más asientos libres.

There were no more free seats.

Seguían disparando a los nadadores que quedaban con vida.

They kept shooting at the swimmers who were still alive.

En el paquete solo quedaban las migajas.

Only crumbs remained in the package.

Compré los zapatos, pero me quedaban pequeños.

I bought the shoes, but they were too small.

Quedaban unas horas para el vuelo de Lois.

There were a few hours left until Lois' flight.

— Buenos Muchachos (1990)

Con mi familia no me hablaba y ya no me quedaban amigos.

My family wouldn’t speak to me, and I had no friends left.

— Crímenes de familia (2020)

A Tom no le quedaban más opciones.

Tom had no other options left.

Cuando terminó la primera fase, sólo quedaban ocho.

When the first phase ended, only eight remained.

— Tropa de Élite (2007)

A él le quedaban tres semanas de vida.

He had three weeks left to live.

Ya no le quedaban ni fuerzas para dormir.

He no longer had the strength to sleep.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No quedaban.

There were none left.

— 7 años (2016)

Al Mayor Li solo le quedaban unos pocos hombres con él.

Major Li only had a few men left with him.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Sus nudos quedaban más apretados que los míos, y usaba menos hilo para hacerlos.

Her knots were tighter than mine, and she used less thread to tie them.

Quiero devolver estos pantalones porque me quedaban demasiado grandes.

I want to return these pants because they were too big for me.

Todavía quedaban dos años y medio de matrícula por pagar.

There were still two and a half years of tuition left to pay.

Quedaban pocos estudiantes en la clase.

There were few students left in the class.

Aún quedaban más de mil.

There were still more than a thousand left.

— El último emperador (1987)

Normalmente ellos no se quedaban por mucho.

They usually didn't stay for long.

Estaba agotado, y no me quedaban fuerzas para controlar el avión.

I was exhausted, and I didn't have the strength left to control the plane.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Pensé que nos quedaban uno o dos días de agua.

I thought we had one or two days of water left.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Iba a comprar el vestido pero cuando llegué ya no quedaban de mi talla.

I was going to buy the dress but when I arrived they were already out of my size.

Se metía en cosas que le quedaban grandes, para mí.

He got involved in things that were beyond him, in my opinion.

— Museo (2018)

Las cabezas de los nadadores quedaban atrás de nuestra estela.

The swimmers’ heads were left behind in our wake.

Quedaban siete.

There were seven left.

— Jugada Maestra (2026)

Mira, pensábamos que éramos los únicos que quedaban.

Look, we thought we were the only ones left.

— El mundo secreto de Arrietty (2010)

Disculpe, pero sólo quedaban dos.

Excuse me, but there were only two left.

— El niño y la garza (2023)

¡Te quedaban muy bien!

They really suited you!

— Haz lo correcto (1989)

¿Acaso nos quedaban secretos?

Did we even have any secrets left?

— Las diabólicas (1955)