were – phrases

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English	French
he was so angry that his eyes were popping out	il était tellement en colère que les yeux lui sortaient des orbites (of their sockets)
her eyes were flashing	ses yeux lançaient des éclairs
her eyes were flashing	ses yeux jetaient des éclairs
his letters were tinged with bitterness	ses lettres étaient aigres-douces
when the Stock Exchange crashed, the banks were stormed by small shareholders	à la chute de la Bourse, les banques ont été prises d'assaut par les petits porteurs