were russian

• быть

  to be

  (present tense) 'есть' -- there is, there are

  (past tense) 'был' -- was, were, have been, has been

  (future tense) 'будет' -- will be, shall be

• жи́ли-бы́ли

  there (once) were, there (once) lived, once upon a time there were, once upon a time

• о́боротень

  werewolf

• волкола́к

  werewolf, lycanthrope

• волкула́к

  werewolf

Examples

• Я гада́л, поя́вишься ли ты сего́дня.

  I was wondering if you were going to show up today.

• Если бы бы́ло немного тепле́е, мы могли́ бы вы́пить ча́ю в са́ду.

  We could have our tea in the garden, were it a little warmer.

• В како́м году вы роди́лись?

  In what year were you born?

• Где же ты был?

  Just where were you?

• На твоём ме́сте я бы сразу пошёл домой.

  If I were you, I'd go home right away.

• Тогда мы бы́ли моло́же.

  We were younger then.

• Ты пое́л на ужин сукияки, провёл ночь и поза́втракал. Тебе не кажется, что ты навя́зываешься?

  You were served sukiyaki for dinner, then spent the night and had breakfast. Don't you think you were imposing?

• Более того́, экспериме́нты никогда не проводи́лись с наруше́нием правил и всегда им соотве́тствовали — в проти́вном слу́чае они бы и экспериме́нтами не счита́лись.

  Furthermore, experiments were never carried out against the rules but were performed always well within them - otherwise they would not be recognized as experiments at all.

• Ты просто дура́чил меня, когда сказа́л, что все мы полу́чим дополни́тельные бонусы?

  Were you just pulling my leg when you said we were all going to get extra bonuses?

• Некоторые из студе́нтов бы́ли из А́зии, а други́е — из Евро́пы.

  Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe.

• Грузовые ваго́ны сошли́ с ре́льсов, и движе́ние поездо́в на ли́нии Тюо бы́ло приостановлено.

  After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.

• Три челове́ка поги́бли и десять получи́ли ране́ния разли́чной сте́пени тя́жести в результа́те железнодоро́жной ава́рии.

  Three persons were killed and ten were severely or slightly injured in the railway accident.

• Также мно́жество домо́в бы́ло повреждено; мно́гие окна бы́ли разби́ты по всему́ го́роду.

  Also, a lot of houses were damaged; windows were often broken throughout the town.

• Де́вочки не боя́лись, в отли́чие от мальчиков.

  The girls were not afraid, but the boys were.

• Махатма Ганди однажды сказа́л мне: "Живи́, как если бы тебе предстоя́ло умере́ть за́втра. Учи́сь, как если бы тебе предстоя́ло жить вечно".

  Mahatma Gandhi once told me: "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

• Махатма Ганди однажды сказа́л мне: "Живи́, как если бы ты должен был умере́ть за́втра. Учи́сь, как если бы ты должен был жить вечно".

  Mahatma Gandhi once told me: "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

• Э́ти кни́ги бы́ли настолько це́нны, что с ними обраща́лись с велича́йшей осторо́жностью.

  The books were so valuable that they were handled with the greatest care.

• Мы бы́ли бедны, но сча́стливы.

  We were poor, but we were happy.

• Англоса́ксы не только заберу́т твою́ зе́млю. Они возьму́т тебя как раба́, потом, когда ты умрёшь, они будут храни́ть твои́ кости в музе́е и опи́сывать тебя как дикаря́ в свои́х кни́гах по исто́рии. Они также сде́лают не́сколько фи́льмов, чтобы показа́ть, как уродливы вы бы́ли, и как сла́вны бы́ли их геро́и.

  The Anglo-Saxons will not just take your land. They will also take you as a slave, then, when you die, they're going to store your bones in a museum and describe you as a savage in their history books. They are also going to make a couple of movies to show how ugly you were and how brave their heroes were.

• Как ты вы́глядел, когда тебе бы́ло пятнадцать?

  What were you like when you were fifteen?

• Я зна́ю, что ты был же́ртвой раси́зма в ра́ннем во́зрасте.

  I know that you were a victim of racism when you were a kid.

• Рэй был готов подтверди́ть исто́рию Га́ри, но поли́ция всё ещё не была́ убеждена́, что они оба говоря́т пра́вду.

  Ray was willing to corroborate Gary's story, but the police were still unconvinced that either of them were telling the truth.

• Че́стные лю́ди бы́ли задолго до христиа́н, и они, хвала́ Господу, всё ещё есть там, где после́дних нет.

  There were honest people long before there were Christians and there are, God be praised, still honest people where there are no Christians.

• Кто-то загора́л, други́е купа́лись.

  Some people were sunbathing, others were swimming.

• Все дома трясли́сь и сигна́л трево́ги звучал повсюду.

  All the houses were shaking and alarms were ringing everywhere.

• Хоте́л бы я быть таки́м, как тогда, когда я хоте́л быть таки́м, как сейчас.

  I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

• Жела́ла б я быть тако́й, как тогда, когда я жела́ла быть тако́й, как сейчас.

  I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

• Я жела́ю стать таки́м, как был тогда, когда я пожела́л быть таки́м, как сейчас.

  I wish I were what I was when I wished I were what I am.

• В XV ве́ке испа́нский инквизи́тор Педро де Арбуэс де Эпила устро́ил в Сарагосе «живы́е шахматы» из еретико́в, кото́рых убива́ли, когда их фигу́ры бы́ли «съедены». В 1867 году па́па ри́мский Пий IX причи́слил Арбуэса к ли́ку святы́х.

  In the 15th centruty the Spanish inquisitor Pedro de Arbués de Épila organized in Zaragoza a game of "living chess" with heretics to stand in as figures, who were put to death when they were "captured". In 1867 Arbués was canonized by the Pope Pius IX.

• Те, кто танцу́ет, ка́жутся безу́мцами тем, кто не слы́шит му́зыку.

  And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

• Не все ло́шади бы́ли рождены ра́вными. Некоторые бы́ли рождены для побе́ды.

  Not all horses were born equal. A few were born to win.

• Бы́ло много госте́й, большинство́ из них бы́ли однокла́ссники и друзья́ наше́й учи́тельницы.

  There were many guests - most of them were our teacher's classmates and friends.

• Все их праба́бушки и прадедушки у́мерли до рожде́ния Тома и Мэри.

  All their great-grandparents were dead before Tom and Mary were born.

• Одни бы́ли фе́рмерами, други́е — охо́тниками.

  Some were farmers, some were hunters.

• Лю́ди бы́ли созданы для того́, чтобы их люби́ли, а ве́щи бы́ли созданы для того́, чтобы ими по́льзовались. Мир в ха́осе потому, что все наоборот.

  People were created to be loved, things were created to be used. The world is in chaos, because everything is opposite.

• Их бы́ло трое, и все они бы́ли вооружены.

  They were three and they were all armed.

• Я знал, что ты ненорма́лен, но не ду́мал, что настолько.

  I knew you were crazy, but I didn't know you were this crazy.

• Я знал, что ты сумасше́дшая, но не ду́мал, что ты настолько сумасше́дшая.

  I knew you were crazy, but I didn't know you were this crazy.

• Чле́ны э́тих кочевых племён бы́ли уме́лыми лу́чниками и вса́дниками; они нападали и убега́ли со ско́ростью ветра.

  The members of these nomadic tribes were skilled archers and riders; they were able to attack and run away as fast as the wind.

• Ты всегда подшу́чивал надо мной, когда мы бы́ли в сре́дней шко́ле.

  You were always playing tricks on me when we were in junior high school.

• Том и Мэри говори́ли на францу́зском языке́, поэтому я ничего не понима́л из их разгово́ра.

  Tom and Mary were speaking in French, so I had no idea what they were talking about.

• В дре́вности моряки́ по́льзовались созве́здиями на ночно́м не́бе, чтобы определи́ть, где они и куда плыву́т.

  Ancient sailors used the constellations in the night sky to figure out where they were and where they were going.

• Каза́лось, что невзго́дам Тома подошёл коне́ц, но на самом де́ле они только начина́лись.

  It seemed as if Tom's troubles were over, but, in fact, they were only beginning.

• Его глаза бы́ли кра́сными, как пыла́ющие у́гли; дли́нные седы́е во́лосы па́дали ему на пле́чи спутанными космами; его одея́ние стари́нного покро́ва бы́ло гря́зным и разорванным, а с запя́стий и лоды́жек свиса́ли тяжелые оковы и ржа́вые кандалы.

  His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments, which were of antique cut, were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.

• Мы бы́ли так же удивлены, как и ты.

  We were as surprised as you were.

• Мы бы́ли так же удивлены, как и вы.

  We were as surprised as you were.

• Лю́ди бы́ли созданы для любви́, а ве́щи – для по́льзы. Мир в беспоря́дке потому, что всё наоборот.

  People were created to be loved, things were created to be used. The world is in chaos, because everything is opposite.

• Дети обра́довались продле́нию ле́тних каникул.

  The children were delighted that the summer holidays were extended.

• Бы́ло два моме́нта, когда мне бы́ло нелегко.

  There were two moments when things were difficult for me.

• Где ты был в тече́ние 30 минут, пока тебя не бы́ло?

  Where were you during the 30 minutes that you were away?

• Наде́жды Ки́пра найти́ спасе́ние в России бы́ли большими, но они не оправда́лись.

  Cyprus's hopes of finding salvation in Russia were high, but they were not fulfilled.

• Чтобы выпускники́ не могли́ пронести́ с собой моби́льные телефо́ны и други́е металлосодержащие «шпарга́лки», во мно́гих места́х России они допускались на сда́чу еди́ного госуда́рственного экза́мена через металлоискатель. «Подозри́тельных» шко́льников обы́скивали, раздев их догола.

  To prevent graduates from bringing mobile phones and other metal-containing “cheat sheets” with them, in many places in Russia they were admitted to take the Unified State Exam only after passing through a metal detector. “Suspicious” schoolchildren were searched, having been stripped naked.

• Среди же́нщин бы́ло не́сколько действительно краси́вых.

  Among the women, there were several who were truly beautiful.

• Я не зна́ю, кто мои́ пре́дки. Наши докуме́нты потеря́лись во вре́мя наводне́ния.

  I don't know who my ancestors were. Our documents were lost in a flood.

• В ближа́йший день Тома до́лжны бы́ли казни́ть на эшафо́те через пове́шение или обезгла́вливание, но Йоханнес помо́г ему бежа́ть из заточе́ния, и в тот са́мый час, когда пригово́р до́лжны бы́ли испо́лнить, они в та́йном убе́жище в дрему́чем лесу́ пра́здновали спасе́ние и уже строили пла́ны нанесе́ния ге́рцогу очередно́го чувстви́тельного уда́ра.

  The next day, Tom was due to be executed on the scaffold by hanging or beheading, but Johannes helped him escape from captivity, and at the very hour when the sentence was supposed to be carried out, the two of them were celebrating their rescue in a secret hideout deep in the forest and were already making plans to deal the duke another painful blow.

• Во вре́мя чемпиона́та ми́ра по во́дным ви́дам спо́рта в Каза́ни бы́ли задержаны два во́ра из Перу́. Вы́яснилось, что супру́жескую па́ру гастролёров из Лати́нской Америки уже разы́скивает Интерпол.

  During the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, two thieves from Peru were arrested. It turned out that the married couple from Latin America, who were touring performers, was already wanted by Interpol.

• На его вопро́с, люби́ла бы она его, будь он бе́ден, она спроси́ла в отве́т, люби́л бы он её, будь она некрасива.

  When he asked her whether she would love him if he were poor, she asked him in return whether he would love her if she were ugly.

• С кем ты разгова́ривал, пока ждал авто́буса?

  Who were you talking to while you were waiting for the bus?

• Вещи выбросили из-за их ненадобности.

  The things were thrown away because they were no longer needed.

• На рынке продавали только мелкоту, крупной рыбы не было.

  They were selling only small fish at the market; there were no large ones.

• Их вырядили как на свадьбу.

  They were dressed up as if they were going to a wedding.

• Полицию предупредили, что в городе действуют исламисты.

  The police were warned that Islamists were active in the city.

• Нам выдали полагающееся оборудование без задержки.

  We were issued the equipment we were entitled to without delay.

• Стены расписали узорно, как в старину.

  The walls were painted with ornamental patterns, as they were in the old days.

• Их помолвили ещё в детстве.

  They were engaged to each other when they were still children.

• Дети, разговаривавшие в классе, получили замечание.

  The children who were talking in class were reprimanded.

• Кормимые с рук животные не боялись людей.

  The animals that were being fed by hand were not afraid of people.

• Дети, болтающие на уроке, получили выговор от учителя.

  The children who were talking during the lesson were reprimanded by the teacher.

• Друзья, обнимавшие друг друга, прощались на вокзале.

  The friends, who were hugging each other, were saying goodbye at the station.

• Товар, подлежавший возврату, был отправлен на склад.

  The goods that were subject to return were sent to the warehouse.

• На выставке было много показывавшихся впервые картин.

  There were many paintings at the exhibition that were being shown for the first time.

• Одноклассники, травящие мальчика, были наказаны учителем.

  The classmates who were bullying the boy were punished by the teacher.

• Выяснявшиеся причины аварии обсуждали всю неделю.

  The causes of the accident that were coming to light were discussed all week.

• Студенты, вынуждаемые сдавать экзамен раньше срока, нервничали

  The students, who were being forced to take the exam ahead of schedule, were nervous.

• Они, трахавшиеся тайком, боялись, что их узнают.

  They, having sex in secret, were afraid that people would find out who they were.

• Долги, разорявшие семью, были выплачены.

  The debts that were ruining the family were paid off.

• Дети, обменивавшие наклейки, шумели на перемене.

  The children who were trading stickers were making a racket during recess.

• Жители деревни, терроризируемые бандой, боялись выходить из домов.

  The villagers, who were being terrorized by a gang, were afraid to leave their homes.

• Рабочие, наваливавшие мешки на грузовик, спешили

  The workers who were loading sacks onto the truck were in a hurry.

• Братья, разлучавшиеся лишь на лето, снова были вместе.

  The brothers, who were separated only for the summer, were together again.

• Победители, вознаграждаемые призами, радовались результатам конкурса.

  The winners, who were rewarded with prizes, were pleased with the results of the competition.

• Доглаживавшие форму ребята уже собирались уходить.

  The boys who were finishing ironing their uniforms were already getting ready to leave.

• Молодожёны, обвенчанные в старой церкви, были очень счастливы.

  The newlyweds, who were married in the old church, were very happy.

• Обвязывавшиеся ремнями грузчики готовились к подъёму.

  The loaders who were fastening themselves in with belts were preparing to lift the load.

• Онемечивавшиеся дворяне постепенно забывали родной язык.

  The nobles who were gradually becoming Germanized were slowly forgetting their native language.

• Абитуриенты, отсеивавшиеся после экзамена, часто расстраивались.

  The applicants who were screened out after the exam were often disappointed.

• Перевооружавшиеся страны тратили огромные деньги.

  The countries that were rearming themselves were spending enormous sums of money.

• Товары, перенасыщавшие рынок, продавались со скидкой.

  The goods that were flooding the market were sold at a discount.

• Погасавшие звезды уже не были видны на небе.

  The stars that were fading out were no longer visible in the sky.

• Врачи, приживлявшие кожу, довольны результатом.

  The doctors who were grafting skin were pleased with the result.

• Проинтервьюированные студенты остались довольны опросом.

  The students who were interviewed were satisfied with the survey.

• Печенье, легко разламываемое руками, было очень вкусным.

  The cookies, which were easy to break apart by hand, were very tasty.

• Рабочие, сволакивающие мешки в угол, устали к вечеру.

  The workers who were dragging the sacks into a corner were tired by evening.

• Узурпируемые полномочия министра обсуждали в газетах.

  The minister's powers, which were being usurped, were discussed in the newspapers.

• Пара, усыновлявшая ребёнка из приюта, была очень взволнована.

  The couple who were adopting a child from a shelter were very excited.

• Это были руки, воздеваемые в молитве каждый день.

  These were the hands that were raised in prayer every day.

• Выклевывавшиеся цыплята были еще совсем мокрые.

  The chicks that were hatching were still completely wet.

• Товар, экспортировавшийся десять лет назад, был очень дешёвым.

  The goods that were exported ten years ago were very cheap.

• Пламя, опалявшее стены дома, наконец потушили.

  The flames that were scorching the walls of the house were finally extinguished.

• Нас остановили на КПП и проверили документы.

  We were stopped at the checkpoint and our documents were checked.