Translation for "les coups étaient" to english

Les coups étaient

• the blows were
• shots were

Translation examples

the blows were

Tous les prisonniers décédés auraient eu des fractures du crâne provoquées par des coups de gourdin, de crosse et de matraque et auraient été couverts d’hématomes dus à des coups violents.
It was reported that there were skull fractures in all of the dead prisoners due to blows by truncheons, rifle butts and clubs, and that traces of heavy blows were observable all over their bodies.