estuvieron rascando
-they/you were scratching
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rascar

Y no es ninguna tragedia el que la Comisión no hubiera tenido suficiente tiempo para alimentar el ego de algunos diputados que se estuvieron rascando la barriga en el hotel.
And although the Commission did not have enough time to boost the egos of certain Members who were twiddling their thumbs in their hotel, it is certainly not a tragedy.
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