Translation for "were surprised" to french

Were surprised

• étaient surpris
• ont été surpris

Translation examples

étaient surpris

People were surprised I'd even want to.
Les gens étaient surpris que j'en veuille un.

They were... surprised by what you said.
Ils étaient... surpris de ce que tu as dis.

It seemed that even they were surprised by injuries they had made using them.
Apparemment, même eux étaient surpris des blessures qu'ils infligeaient avec.

They were surprised, your gardeners, because you cleaned him up before throwing him out.
Ils étaient surpris, car vous l'avez nettoyé avant de le jeter.

I paid your parents, and turned to leave... but they were surprised.
J'ai payé tes parents et suis parti, mais ils étaient surpris.