estaban anticipando
-they/you were anticipating
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Sus caras estaban riendo alegremente, se dirigían a la zona de guerra, lo que estaban anticipando durante mucho tiempo.
Their faces were laughing brightly, they were headed to the war zone, what they were anticipating for a long time.
Al parecer, los delegados se estaban anticipando a la reunión que organizará Costa Rica el martes 13 de mayo, fuera de la sede de las NU.
Delegates, it seemed, were anticipating the meeting to be hosted by Costa Rica on Tuesday, 13 May, outside UN headquarters.
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