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todos estaban

everyone was

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everyone was Literally, “all were”; Spanish uses a plural verb with todos.
SP: Todos estaban listos para salir.
EN: Everyone was ready to leave.

Solo quería asegurarme de que todos estaban despiertos.

I just wanted to make sure everyone was awake.

Todos estaban hambrientos.

Everyone was hungry.

Todos estaban tranquilos en la habitación.

Everyone in the room was calm.

No, todos estaban en su mundo.

No, everyone was in their own world.

— ¿Está funcionando esto? (2025)

Eran tres y todos estaban armados.

There were three of them and they were all armed.

Todos estaban en uso.

They were all in use.

Todos estaban satisfechos.

Everyone was satisfied.

Todos estaban allí, menos Tom.

Everyone was there, except Tom.

Todos estaban de acuerdo con su idea.

Everyone agreed with his idea.

Todos estaban muy orgullosos de mí después de que me volví sobrio.

Everyone was very proud of me after I got sober.

— Sin piedad (2026)

Aparte de Pedro, todos estaban de acuerdo con la idea.

Apart from Pedro, everyone agreed with the idea.

Todos estaban callados en la habitación.

Everyone in the room was silent.

Todos estaban interesados en la historia.

Everyone was interested in the story.

Todos estaban vestidos de payaso.

They were all dressed as clowns.

Transformó su odio en motivación para demostrar que todos estaban equivocados.

He transformed his hatred into motivation to prove everyone wrong.

Todos estaban bien vestidos en la fiesta.

Everyone was well dressed at the party.

Creí que todos estaban en Rusia.

I thought everyone was in Russia.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Todos estaban silenciosos en la habitación.

Everyone in the room was silent.

Es decir, que todos estaban al tanto de lo que sucedía y de cómo sucedía.

In other words, everyone knew what was happening and how it was happening.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Los ojos de todos estaban en la pista de carreras.

Everyone's eyes were on the racetrack.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Todos estaban cansados.

Everyone was tired.

Todos estaban molestos.

Everyone was annoyed.

Todos estaban vivos hasta que te vieron, Frank.

Everyone was alive until they saw you, Frank.

— Érase una vez en el Oeste (1968)

Todos estaban felices.

Everyone was happy.

Todos estaban sorprendidos de verme allí.

Everyone was surprised to see me there.

Todos estaban asustados.

Everyone was scared.

Nos dimos cuenta que todos estaban dormidos.

We realized that everyone was asleep.

Dijo justo las palabras correctas para calmar la situación cuando todos estaban nerviosos.

He said just the right words to calm the situation when everyone was nervous.

Todos estaban en mi contra.

Everyone was against me.

Tras un día entero marchando bajo el sol ardiente, todos estaban exhaustos.

After a whole day marching under the blazing sun, everyone was exhausted.

Aunque todos estaban de acuerdo, yo no lo estaba.

Although everyone agreed, I didn't.

Todos estaban celosos de mi éxito.

Everyone was jealous of my success.

Todos estaban muy bien, quiero decir, era un acontecimiento muy pequeño.

Everyone was great—I mean, it was a very small event.

— Toni Erdmann (2016)