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Translations for „weren't“ in the English » German Dictionary (Go to German » English)

weren't [wɜ:nt, Am wɜ:rnt]

weren't = were not, be

See also be

be <was/were, been> [bi:, bi] VB intr + n/adj

5. be (timing):

11. be (expresses possibility):

can it [really] be that ...? form
is it that ...? form
kann es sein, dass ...?

17. be (expresses imperatives):

be quiet or I'll ...!
sei still oder ich ...!
be seated! form
be seated! form
nehmen Sie Platz! form

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Bright colours, bold shapes and ice-white trainers weren't complete without a sweatband (or three).
www.instyle.co.uk
We weren't able to use as much of the old ironmongery as we would have liked due to changed regulations, so where necessary we sourced and used bronze replicas.
www.irishbuildingmagazine.ie
The critic felt that the new skill games weren't imaginative enough, but conceded that the editing tools are powerful enough to create more robust games.
en.wikipedia.org
But this time, the people representing the people who're directly impacted by the provincial budget weren't pulling any punches.
planetsmag.com
The talks weren't just among those who call the community home, however.
www.thetelegram.com
They got down on their hands and knees to help the women and whispered to them when the guards weren't looking.
en.wikipedia.org
They surveyed the community to find out why people weren't coming to church.
en.wikipedia.org
Until the 1970s the old, eclectic tenement houses weren't considered by the authorities of those days as historic monuments.
en.wikipedia.org
If you weren't getting blown to smithereens or developing scurvy, you were probably drinking grog to dull the boredom of life at sea.
gizmodo.com
The actioner's stodgy title and toy-line origin weren't the film's only drawbacks for us.
entertainment.inquirer.net

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