estaban esposando
-they/you were handcuffing
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of esposar.

esposar

Ellos lo levantaron —y lo puedes ver en la grabación también—, lo estaban esposando, lo patearon en la pierna y lo tiraron otra vez.
They pick him back up—and you can see in the footage too—they're handcuffing him, and they kick him in the leg and bring him down again.
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