Sentence examples of "was supposed" in English

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The handyman was supposed to arrive at twelve noon, but got stuck in a traffic jam for a few hours. Le réparateur devait arriver à midi, mais il s'est retrouvé coincé dans des bouchons pendant plusieurs heures.

You are supposed to obey the law. Tu es censé respecter la loi.

He is supposed to be at home today. Il est censé être chez lui aujourd'hui.

Everybody is supposed to wear a tie at the party. Tout le monde est censé porter une cravate à cette soirée.

Eating too much fat is supposed to cause heart disease. Manger trop gras est censé causer des maladies cardiaques.

Everybody is supposed to know the law, but few people really do. Tout le monde est censé connaître les lois, mais très peu de gens les connaissent vraiment.

He was supposed to come. Il était supposé venir.

She was supposed to call him at 2:30. Elle était censée l'appeler à deux heures et demie.

I have done everything I was supposed to do. J'ai fait tout ce que j'étais supposé faire.

She was supposed to attend the party with him. Elle était supposée paraître à la fête avec lui.

Tom was wondering how he was supposed to get around without a car. Tom se demandait comment il était supposé se déplacer sans voiture.

Today, I was supposed to study at the library but I woke up around 12 o'clock. Aujourd'hui, j'étais censé étudier à la bibliothèque, mais je me suis réveillé vers midi.

Oh yeah that's right. I was supposed to meet some friends in Shibuya at eight. Ah oui c'est vrai. J'étais censé retrouver des amis à Shibuya à huit heures.

This was not supposed to happen. Ce n'était pas supposé se produire.

There aren't supposed to be any men in this house. Il ne devrait pas y avoir d'hommes dans cette maison.

You found me where no one else was looking. Tu m'as trouvée où personne ne cherchait.

Could you please tell me again when the meeting is supposed to start? Pourriez-vous me répéter quand la réunion est censée démarrer ?

I was really tired so I went to bed early. J'étais très fatigué, donc je me suis couché tôt.

The coffee was so hot that I couldn't drink it. Le café était tellement chaud que je n'ai pas pu le boire.

What am I supposed to do with that? Que suis-je censé en faire ?

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