estaban acechando
-they/you were stalking
Imperfect progressiveellos/ellas/ustedesconjugation ofacechar.

acechar

Era claro que los geckos no estaban acechando al insecto para comérselo, sino que estaban esperando que éstos excretaran algo.
It was clear that the geckos were not stalking the insects in order to eat them, but were waiting for them to excrete something.
Lo estaban acechando, pero le pareció un buen momento para salir en busca de trabajo.
You were being stalked, but it seemed like a good time to wander around looking for a job.
Tuve un sueño –creo que estaba en Inglaterra trabajando en algún círculo de las cosechas– y en el sueño había unos leones gigantescos que me estaban acechando.
I had a dream–I think I was in England doing some crop circle work–and in the dream there were these giant lions that were stalking me.
Estaban acechando en las sombras en alguna parte.
They were lurking in the shadows somewhere.
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