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they were sleeping

were sleeping

Past progressive conjugation of sleep. There are other translations for this conjugation.

they were sleeping

They indicated that they were sleeping in shifts on the six very thin mattresses they possessed.	Estas personas declararon que dormían por turnos en los seis delgadísimos colchones que tenían.
And then, you know, they were sleeping in the studio and stuff and so we asked them to go.	Dormían en el estudio y al final les pedimos que se fueran.
Some people describe waking up with needle marks or other disfigurations in their hands or arms that leads them to suspect they were abducted while they were sleeping.	Algunas personas describen despertarse con marcas de agujas y otras mutilaciones o deformidades en sus manos o brazos que los lleva a sospechar que fueron secuestrados mientras dormían.
The Hospital Starship had several corridors with a lot of beds all of them occupied by people from the physic level that were subjected to a slow treatment. Those people were brought in during the night while they were sleeping.	Estaba compuesto de dos pasillos inmensos, con muchas camas, todas ocupadas por personas del plano físico que eran sometidas a un lento tratamiento, siendo llevadas para allá durante la noche, mientras dormían.
In the classic manner of military dictatorships, thousands of city and state police fell upon the teachers as they were sleeping in the 53 blocks where they have been camped out for the last three weeks.	En el más puro estilo de las dictaduras militares, miles de policías ministeriales, preventivos y de operaciones especiales del municipio y el estado se lanzaron contra los mentores mientras dormían en las calles de las 53 cuadras que tienen ocupadas desde hace más de tres semanas.
They were sleeping not more that two hours or utmost, three hours.	Dormían no más de dos horas o máximo, tres horas.
They were sleeping in her daughter's bed, the student...	Dormían en la cama de su hija... La hija, la estudiante.
Are you saying that Wemlinger and Betty, they were sleeping together?	¿Estás diciendo que Wemlinger y Betty, dormían juntos?
A month later they were sleeping in the same bed.	Al cabo de un mes, dormían en la misma cama.
But their oil had run out while they were sleeping.	Pero su aceite se había acabado porque estaban durmiendo.
I told them I was going out, but they were sleeping.	Les dije que iba a salir, pero estaban durmiendo.
At 6 am they were sleeping and I was making bread.	A las 6 am, ellos estaban durmiendo y yo estaba haciendo pan.
They're getting along better than they did when they were sleeping together.	Están llevándose bien mejor que ellos cuando estaban durmiendo juntos.
And two weeks later, they were sleeping together, I guess?	¿Y dos semanas más tarde se estaban acostando juntos?
We don't even know if they were sleeping together.	Ni siquiera sabemos si se están acostando.
In the dark they looked just like they were sleeping.	En la oscuridad, parecían estar durmiendo.
The people were lying there as if they were sleeping.	La gente quedó allí tumbada en el suelo como si estuviera durmiendo.
At 6 am they were sleeping and I was making bread.	A las 6 de la mañana ellos dormían y yo estaba haciendo pan.
You might have thought them awake, though they were sleeping.	Es posible que haya pensado en ellos despierta, a pesar de que estaban durmiendo.
They were easy pickings When they were sleeping in their nests during the day.	Fueron presas fáciles cuando estaban durmiendo en sus nidos durante el día.