Sentence examples of "affirmait" in French

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Tom affirmait, à en juger par le verbe devant lui, que la phrase était au passé tandis que Mary voyant le participe sous ses yeux, jurait que c'était un présent. Tom was asserting, judging by the verb in front of him, that the sentence was past tense, while Mary, seeing the gerundive under her eyes, was swearing it was a present.
Il affirme qu'elle est innocente. He asserts that she is innocent.
Il affirma avoir vu l'accident. He affirmed that he saw the crash.
Il affirme qu'il n'avait pas (aucun) de lien avec cette affaire. He professes that he had no connection with that affair.
Certains affirment que l'auberge espagnole est un film pornographique. Some insist that the Spanish hostel is a pornographic film.
Elles affirmèrent que c'était vrai. They asserted that it was true.
Ils affirmèrent que c'était vrai. They asserted that it was true.
Elles ont affirmé que c'était vrai. They asserted that it was true.
Ils ont affirmé que c'était vrai. They asserted that it was true.
Les reines des trous dans les oreilles placent la barre toujours plus haut pour affirmer leur engagement dans une apparence contestataire. Gauge queens constantly up the ante in order to assert their commitment to a counter cultural look.
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