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1 were
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2 were at swords' points
rustade för krig -
3 were it not for
om det inte varit för... -
4 I wish I were rich
jag önskar jag vore rik, om jag ändå hade mycket pengar, om jag ändå vore rik -
5 as it were
som om -
6 conclusions were drawn
slutsatser var nådda, beslut var fattade -
7 his days were over
hans tid var ute -
8 his efforts were in vain
han bemödade sig till ingen nytta, han fick ingenting för sin ansträngning -
9 his hopes were shattered
han hade tappat allt hopp -
10 his illusions were dispelled
hans illusioner var krossade, han såg allt klart och tydligt -
11 his words were taken out of context
hans ord var lösryckta [ur sitt sammanhang]English-Swedish dictionary > his words were taken out of context
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12 new winds were blowing
det blåste nya vindar -
13 no casualties were reported
inga förolyckade var rapporterade -
14 no details were given
ingen närmare förklaring fanns att få -
15 personal conclusions were drawn
personliga slutsatser var dragna (det var uppenbart att förändringar var nödvändiga för att lösa problemet)English-Swedish dictionary > personal conclusions were drawn
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16 remained as they were
förblev som de var -
17 saw things as they were
såg saker och ting klart (bildligt) -
18 there were
där var -
19 there were no survivals
det fanns inga överlevande -
20 times were changing
tiderna förändrades (saker och ting förändrades)
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Were — and wer are archaic terms for adult male humans and were often used for alliteration with wife as were and wife in Germanic speaking cultures (Old English were , German Wehr , Gothic waír , Old Frisian wer , Old Saxon wer , Old High German wer ,… … Wikipedia
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Were — (w[=e]r), n. [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth. wa[ i]r, L. vir, Skr. v[=i]ra. Cf. {Weregild}, and {Werewolf}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man s life; weregild. [Obs … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
were — O.E. wæron (past plural indicative of wesan) and wære (second person singular past indicative); see WAS (Cf. was). The forms illustrate Verner s Law (named for Danish linguist Karl Verner, 1875), which predicts the s to z sound shift, and… … Etymology dictionary
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