Translation for "но были" to english

Но были

• but were

Translation examples

but were

То, что срабатывало, но было неправильно.
Things that worked, but were wrong.

Да, но был ли ты мудрым?
Oh. But were you very sage?

Но были эти шахты когда-либо открытыми?
But were these shafts ever open?

Но были ли вы согласны с ними?
But were they in line with your thinking at the time?

Если бы "если" да "но" были бы леденцом, весёлым было бы Рождество.
If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a merry Christmas.

Возможно, они и виновны в чем-то, но были ли их идеи так же злы, как моя?
Guilty in a way, perhaps, but were their ideas as evil as mine?

Конечно, но были ли мы женаты, когда вы двое "случайно оказались" на Дельфи-шесть на три дня?
Sure, but were we married when you two were "stranded" on Delphi Six for three days?