they were young

Many of my students became my spiritual children, even though they were young adults already.
Muchos de mis estudiantes se hicieron mis hijos espirituales, aunque ya eran adultos jóvenes.
We have comrades who came to us, as Naville and others, 15 or 16 or more years ago when they were young boys.
Tenemos camaradas como Naville y otros que se nos han acercado hace quince, dieciséis o más años, cuando eran muchachos jóvenes.
One study found that rats whose mothers were exposed to tributyltin during pregnancy showed altered performance in some neurological tests conducted when they were young adults.
Un estudio demostró que las crías de ratas expuestas durante la preñez al tributilestaño tuvieron problemas en pruebas neurológicas realizadas cuando eran adultos jóvenes.
In general, they were young women took the initiative to change the future which might have appeared bleak to some of them, particularly for those without a dowry.
En general, eran mujeres jóvenes tomaron la iniciativa de cambiar el futuro que podrían haber aparecido sombrío a algunos de ellos, en particular para aquellos sin dote.
Why didn't they learn Buddho when they were young and healthy?
¿Por qué no aprendieron Buddho cuando eran jóvenes y sanos?
They used to be so frightened of her when they were young.
Ellos solían ser tan asustados de ella cuando ellos eran jóvenes.
Maybe a zillion eons ago when they were young, it was different.
Tal vez hace eones... cuando eran jóvenes, era diferente.
And if they were young, they were often easily distracted.
Y si eran jóvenes, se distraían fácilmente enseguida.
Maybe a zillion eons ago when they were young, it was different.
Tal vez hace millones de eones, cuando eran jóvenes fue diferente.
When they were young, I didn't get to see them often.
Cuando eran pequeños, yo no podía verlos a menudo.
Probably much more than our parents did when they were young.
Seguramente más que nuestros padres cuando eran jóvenes.
I told him they were young and they'd never been in harness.
Le dije que eran jóvenes y nunca habían llevado arnés.
Because we never made sure that they were converted when they were young!
¡Porque nunca nos aseguramos que fueran convertidos cuando eran jóvenes!
They saw they were young men in military uniform but very humble.
Vieron que eran chavalos jóvenes con uniforme militar, pero muy humildes.
Why if they were young and happy?
¿Por qué si eran jóvenes y alegres?
Only if they were young and pretty.
Solo si eran jóvenes y guapas.
They lost their parents when they were young.
Perdieron a sus padres cuando eran muy pequeños.
They were so cute when they were young.
Eran tan guapos cuando eran jóvenes.
Surely that was the couple's meeting place when they were young lovers.
Seguro que era el sitio donde se encontraban cuando eran jóvenes.
I taught my children when they were young.
A mis hijos los enseñé cuando eran chicos.
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