WERE ONLY ABLE IN SPANISH TRANSLATION

• sólo pudieron
• solo podían
• sólo éramos capaces de
• solo eran capaces de
• sólo podían
• solo pudieron
• únicamente pudieron

Examples of using Were only able in English and their translations into Spanish

we needed to animate him and we were only able to use three different frames for this.
teníamos que animarlo y solo podíamos usar tres imágenes diferentes para ello.

Until that time, girls were only able to participate by joining boys' teams.
Hasta ese momento a las niñas sólo se les permitía participar integrándose a los equipos de varones.

The 4-position fuel mixture switch was removed so that cars were only able to run on"full rich" or"yellow" fuel settings.
El interruptor de mezcla del combustible de cuatro tiempos serán eliminados para que los automóviles sólo sean capaz de correr"full" o con configuración"amarilla" de combustible.

Further, the Panel's consultants were only able to match 67 per cent of the service tickets reviewed as against Otis Engineering's own service ticket register.
Además, los consultores del Grupo sólo pudieron comprobar en el 67% de los casos la coincidencia de los encargos de servicios examinados con el registro de dichos encargos mantenido por la Otis Engineering.

Pyramus and Thisbe were only able to communicate through a narrow hole in a wall meant to separate their bodies
Píramo y Tisbe sólo pudieron comunicarse a través de un angosto agujero en una pared que separaba sus cuerpos

One of the challenges of building the lift was due to its location right in the heart of a national park- trucks were only able to access the bottom station.
Uno de los retos a la hora de acometer las obras fue la ubicación del teleférico en medio de un parque nacional, ya que los camiones solo podían acceder hasta la estación inferior.

Reid and JJ were only able to come up with a partial list from the files at the community center,
Reid y JJ sólo pudieron hacer una lista parcial de los archivos del centro comunitario,

yet its members were only able to broadcast a fraction of them.
pero sus miembros solo podían transmitir una fracción de ellos.

divorced parents were only able to obtain joint custody of their child,
los padres divorciados sólo podían obtener la custodia compartida de sus hijos

the revolting allies ravaged the Athenian-loyal islands of Lemnos and Imbros but were only able to lay siege to Samos because it was defended by cleruchs.
los aliados rebelados devastaron las islas leales a Atenas de Lemnos e Imbros, pero sólo pudieron someter a asedio a Samos, pues estaba defendida por clerucos.

supported by a smaller number of Greek troops, were only able to prevent the loss of Nicosia International Airport
apoyadas por un pequeño número de tropas griega, solo pudieron prevenir la pérdida del Aeropuerto Internacional de Nicosia

he wanted to enable other people who, like him, were only able to paint with their mouth
quería compartir esa experiencia también con otras personas que, como él, sólo podían pintar con la boca

Although the parties were only able to supply copies of these contracts,
Aunque las partes solamente pudieron presentar copias de esos contratos,

While perhaps the general public were only able to admire the beauty
Aunque tal vez el público en general solo fueron capaces de observar las bellas

Yet officials were only able to identify one of the 129 bodies in the grave as belonging to one of the Iguala protesters;
Sin embargo, l@s funcionari@s sólo lograron identificar que uno de los 129 cuerpos en la tumba pertenecía a uno de los manifestantes rumbo a Iguala;

the English were only able to sink the galleon Maria Francisca
los ingleses sólo consiguieron hundir el galeón María Francisca

he became so jealous of their affections that he pushed them apart so that they were only able to touch by the palms of their hands
el sol se puso tan celoso de su amor que los separó para que solo se pudieran tocar con las palmas de las manos

returnees were only able to partially participate in agricultural production in the current season,
los repatriados sólo pudieron participar en parte en la producción agrícola de la actual temporada,

including representatives of political opposition parties, were only able to talk to him after overcoming difficulties caused by security agents.
incluso representantes de los partidos políticos de la oposición, sólo pudieron hablar con él tras vencer las dificultades que los agentes de seguridad ponían en su camino.

Most delegations were only able to express a preliminary view, and they look forward
La mayor parte de las delegaciones sólo podían expresar una opinión preliminar