were obeying

Past progressiveconjugation ofobey.There are other translations for this conjugation.

obey

The rebels announced that they were obeying the people of Mexico, who were ordering the war to stop, and suspended the armed conflict.	Los rebeldes manifestaron que ellos obedecían al pueblo de México que ordenó que la guerra se detuviera y se suspendió el enfrentamiento armado.
While his unfortunate victims were obeying his orders, he would kick them over into the depths below, where a gigantic turtle lurked in readiness to devour them.	Mientras que sus víctimas desafortunadas obedecían sus órdenes, él las golpearía con el pie encima en las profundidades abajo, donde una tortuga gigantesca estuvo al acecho en la preparación para devour las.
They were obeying orders.	Porque ellos no sabían lo que estaban haciendo.
They were obeying orders.	Cumplían órdenes.
They were obeying the letter of the law, but they had added their own traditions that essentially overruled it.	Ellos estaban obedeciendo la letra de la ley, pero habían añadido sus propias tradiciones que esencialmente la anulaban.
In following his directions they were obeying the divine command, and this they must continue to do at whatever cost to themselves.	Al seguir sus instrucciones, obedecían el divino mandato, y así debían proseguir haciéndolo a pesar de cuantos impedimentos encontraran para ello.
It is clear, in my submission, that there could be no defence open to them except that they were obeying the orders of a superior.	Alego que está claro que no puede haber defensa posible para ellos, salvo que estaban obedeciendo las órdenes de un superior.
These receding waves in the flood of the revolution developed an overwhelming force. It seemed as though they were obeying the fundamental laws of social hydrodynamics.	En el torrente de la revolución, ese reflujo manifiesta una fuerza irresistible: dijérase que está sometido a las leyes de una hidrodinámica social.