estaban maniobrando
-they/you were maneuvering
Imperfecto progresivo para el sujetoellos/ellas/ustedesdel verbomaniobrar.

maniobrar

Los estadounidenses estaban maniobrando frenéticamente con la cúspide del ejército para sustituir a Mubarak por Omar Suleimán.
The Americans were frantically manoeuvring with the tops of the army to replace Mubarak by Omar Suleiman.
Parecía como si ella no entendiera que a no más de 300 metros detrás de ella, se estaban maniobrando dos autobuses, colocándolos para un bloqueo completo de la avenida.
It appeared she not did not understand that, no more than 300 meters behind her, two busses were being maneuvered into position for a complete blockade of the avenue.
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