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were
Usage
  1. powered by = á thiomáint le(adj:)
  2. jobs were axed = gearradh poist
  3. if I were you … = dá mba mise tusa ...
  4. we were injured = gortaíodh sinn or muid(in passive, autonomous)
  5. were you invited? = an ndeachaigh cuireadh ort?, an bhfuair tú cuireadh?
  6. they were injured = gortaíodh iad(in passive, autonomous):
  7. they were jubilant = bhí ollghairdeas or an-riméad orthu
  8. they were pardoned = tugadh pardún dóibh(vt:)
  9. to be empowered to = bheith údaraithe do
  10. when were you born? = cén bhliain a rugadh tú?
  11. they were relegated = cuireadh síos iad(SPORT):
  12. we were shipwrecked = briseadh an long orainn(vt:)
  13. they overpowered him = ba treise leo air
  14. they were subsidized = tugadh fóirdheontas dóibh(vt:)
  15. my prayer was answered = d'éist Dia le mo ghuí
  16. her eyes were smarting = bhí greadfach ina súile(vi:)
  17. her cheeks were glowing = bhí lasadh ina grua
  18. they were affronted by it = ba mhór an masla dóibh é(vt:)
  19. her teeth were chattering = bhí a cár ag greadadh ar a chéile
  20. they were kindred spirits = ba d'aon nádúr amháin iad(adj:)
  21. they were seven in number = bhí siad seachtar ami
  22. they were very successful = d'éirigh go geal leo
  23. I should go if I were you = d'imeoinn dá mba mise thú
  24. his actions were vindicated = tugadh le fios go raibh an ceart aige
  25. they were afforded assistance = tugadh cuidiú dóibh
  26. neither of the two were there = ní raibh ceachtar den bheirt acu ann(n:)
  27. there were 2 of them (people) = bhí siad beirt ann, bhí dhá cheann acu or díobh ann
  28. we were straggling after them = bhíomar ag sraoilleadh linn ina ndiaidh(vi:)
  29. the children were in suspense = bhí na páistí ar cipíní
  30. they were very decent about it = bhí siad an-tuisceanach faoi
  31. they were dogged by ill fortune = bhí an mí-adh ag siúl leo
  32. the children were clamouring at me = bhí na páistí ina seasamh sa bhéal orm
  33. there were still more people to come = bhí tuilleadh daoine fós le teacht
  34. some films were excellent, but most … = bhí cuid de na scannáin ar fheabhas, ach bhí a mbunús …
  35. the High Authority is empowered to ... = cumhachtaítear don Ard-darás ...
  36. if this examination were to reveal ... = más léir ón scrúdú seo ...
  37. there were discrepancies in the accounts = ní raibh na cuntais de réir a chéile
  38. the girl whose sister you were speaking to = an cailín a raibh tú ag caint lena deirfiúr
  39. opinions which were required to be obtained = tograí ba ghá a fháil roimh ré
  40. on the date on which the rights were acquired = tráth na gcearta a bhaint amach