were startling

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

startle

The prosecutor's opening remarks were startling and shocking to many people.	Las palabras iniciales del fiscal sorprendieron y sacudieron a muchas personas.
The spatial correlations which emerged from this approach were startling.	Las correlaciones espaciales que emergieron de este criterio fueron sorprendentes.
They were startling, compelling and credible.	Eran sorprendentes, convincentes y creíbles.
The time savings were startling.	El ahorro de tiempo fue sorprendente.
The results were startling.	Los resultados fueron alarmantes.
We're saved not by ideas but by events, events that were startling and unpredictable.	No somos salvados por las ideas sino por los acontecimientos, acontecimientos sorprendentes y sin poder prevenirlos.
When we used this groundbreaking EEG technology to actually look at Justin's brain, the results were startling.	Cuando utilizamos esta innovadora tecnología EEG para ver efectivamente el cerebro de Justin, los resultados fueron asombrosos.
The results were startling because longer life expectancies have been a reliable indicator of improvement in the human condition.	Los resultados fueron asombrosos porque la expectativa de vida más larga ha sido un indicador fiable del progreso de la condición humana.
This all changed in 2001, when Kroon was asked to initiate a study on future fuels, and the findings were startling.	Todo esto cambió en 2001, cuando se le pidió a Kroon comenzar un estudio sobre los combustibles del futuro y los hallazgos fueron sorprendentes.