Sentence examples of "était" in French with translation "have"

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Hier, la météo était clémente. We had nice weather yesterday.
Elle était couleur de cendre. She had an ashy color.
Il était furieusement amouraché de toi. He had a mad crush on you.
La rumeur était en fait infondée. The rumor had no foundation in fact.
Cela ne lui était jamais arrivé auparavant. That had not occurred to him before.
Il était évident qu'ils avaient menti. It was obvious that they had lied.
Le nouveau bégayait lorsqu'il était énervé. The new boy had a nervous stammer.
Après son déjeuner elle était prête à sortir. After she had lunch, she got ready to go out.
Elle était très attachée a cette vieille maison. She had a great attachment to that old house.
Elle lui annonça que son père était décédé. She told him that her father had died.
Jack était fatigué par cinquante miles de marche. Jack was tired from having walked fifty miles.
Il était doté d'une désagréable voix perçante. He had an unpleasant screechy voice.
Je la connais depuis qu'elle était enfant. I have known her since she was a child.
En classe, il était toujours dans les nuages. He had his head in the clouds in class.
Elle lui dit que son père était décédé. She told him that her father had died.
Elle me demanda ce qu'il était devenu. She asked me what had become of him.
Il était en colère que je l'ai insulté. He was angry that I had insulted him.
Elle lui a dit que son père était décédé. She told him that her father had died.
Il souriait comme si rien ne lui était arrivé. He was smiling as if nothing had happened to him.
Le temps que nous arrivions, le bateau était parti. By the time we got there, the ship had left.
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