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weren in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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weren't [Am wər(ə)nt, Brit wəːnt]

weren't → were not

1. were 2nd person sing past indicative of be

2. were 1st, 2nd & 3rd person plural past indicative of be

3. were subjunctive of be

See also be

I.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB intr

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2.1. be (followed by an adjective):

she's French/intelligent/cunning
es francesa/inteligente/astuta
he's worried/furious
está preocupado/furioso
he's blind
es ciego
he's blind
está ciego Spain
he's short and fat
es bajo y gordo
he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more
está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa
these shoes are new, I've just bought them
estos zapatos son nuevos, los acabo de comprar
these shoes are still as good as new
estos zapatos todavía están (como) nuevos
have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious!
¿nunca has comido gazpacho? ¡es delicioso!
the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself?
el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?
she was very rude to me
estuvo muy grosera conmigo
she's very rude
es muy grosera
tomatoes are expensive in winter
los tomates son caros en invierno
aren't tomatoes expensive at the moment!
¡qué caros están los tomates!
be good and keep still
sé bueno y estáte quieto
be fair!
¡sé justo!
don't be silly!
¡no seas tonto!

II.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB impers

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III.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB aux

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wert [Am wərt, Brit wəːt] arch or region 2nd pers sing past be

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I.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB intr

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2.1. be (followed by an adjective):

she's French/intelligent/cunning
es francesa/inteligente/astuta
he's worried/furious
está preocupado/furioso
he's blind
es ciego
he's blind
está ciego Spain
he's short and fat
es bajo y gordo
he's so fat he can't get into his clothes any more
está tan gordo que ya no le cabe la ropa
these shoes are new, I've just bought them
estos zapatos son nuevos, los acabo de comprar
these shoes are still as good as new
estos zapatos todavía están (como) nuevos
have you never had gazpacho? it's delicious!
¿nunca has comido gazpacho? ¡es delicioso!
the gazpacho is delicious, did you make it yourself?
el gazpacho está delicioso ¿lo hiciste tú?
she was very rude to me
estuvo muy grosera conmigo
she's very rude
es muy grosera
tomatoes are expensive in winter
los tomates son caros en invierno
aren't tomatoes expensive at the moment!
¡qué caros están los tomates!
be good and keep still
sé bueno y estáte quieto
be fair!
¡sé justo!
don't be silly!
¡no seas tonto!

II.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB impers

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III.be <pres am, are, is, pt was, were, pp been> [Am bi, Brit biː] VB aux

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we're [Am wɪr, wər, Brit wɪə]

we're → we are

siren [Am ˈsaɪrən, Brit ˈsʌɪr(ə)n] N

'twere → it were

wind-powered [ˈwɪndˌpaʊəd] ADJ

diesel-powered [Am ˈdizəlˌpaʊ(ə)rd, ˈdisəlˌpaʊ(ə)rd, Brit ˈdiːz(ə)lˌpaʊəd] ADJ

gas-powered [ˈɡæsˌpaʊ(ə)rd] ADJ

weren in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for weren in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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weren't = were not, be

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I.be [bi:] VB intr was, been

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were pt of be

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we're = we are, be

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siren [ˈsaɪərən, Am ˈsaɪrən] N

serene [sɪˈri:n, Am səˈ-] ADJ

I.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] N

II.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] VB intr

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III.power [ˈpaʊəʳ, Am ˈpaʊɚ] VB trans

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There weren't a lot of cutting contests; it was all about making music together, a focus on interdependency rather than individual prowess.
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That there weren't even more regime critics convicted may have had to do with the nature of denunciations.
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If he told them they weren't doing something they should be they smartened right up and listened to him.
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If you weren't getting blown to smithereens or developing scurvy, you were probably drinking grog to dull the boredom of life at sea.
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They surveyed the community to find out why people weren't coming to church.
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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.
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The talks weren't just among those who call the community home, however.
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Until the 1970s the old, eclectic tenement houses weren't considered by the authorities of those days as historic monuments.
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Suddenly, music festivals weren't terrifyingly countercultural events populated by drug-demented anarchists straight from the pages of the tabloid press, but an all-the-family affair.
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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.
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