Usage examples of "était temps" in French with translation to English

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Il était temps de partir. It was time to leave.
Il était temps que tu te maries. It is about time you married.
Comment était le temps ? What was the weather like?
Il était grand temps. It was about time.
Ouf ! Il était grand temps ! Phew! That was close!
Il était grand temps que tu te fasses couper les cheveux. It is high time you had a haircut.
La télé était tout le temps allumée. The TV was on all the time.
Il était occupé, mais il a pris le temps de me faire visiter la ville. He was busy, but he took the time to show me around the city.
Mère était très occupée la plupart du temps. Mother was very busy most of the time.
L'avion était en retard en raison du mauvais temps. The plane was late due to bad weather.
Elle était occupée à tricoter. Pendant ce temps, il faisait une sieste à côté du feu. She was busy knitting. In the meantime, he was taking a nap by the fire.
Le sel était une denrée rare et chère dans les temps anciens. Salt was a rare and costly commodity in ancient times.
Jean était tellement pressé qu'il n'avait pas de temps pour parler. John was in such a hurry that he had no time for talking.
J'ai toujours pensé qu'un infarctus était la manière dont la nature t'indique qu'il est temps de mourir. I always thought that a stroke was one of nature's ways to tell you that it's time to die.
Bruce était terriblement déçu quand sa copine l'a quitté, mais il s'en est remis peu de temps après. Bruce was terribly upset when his girlfriend left him, but he soon got over it.
Poutine a déclaré qu'Internet était mauvais pour les gens parce qu'il est plein de pédophiles, tout en admettant ne jamais l'utiliser lui-même, par manque de temps. Il ne fait aucun doute que sans Internet, la Russie se dirige vers un avenir brillant. Putin declared that Internet is bad for people because it's full of paedophiles, while admitting never using it himself, for lack of time. No doubt that without Internet, Russia is heading for a bright future.
C'était l'été et le temps était chaud. It was summer and the weather was warm.
Le temps était trop beau pour rester à l'intérieur. It was too nice a day to stay inside.
C'était la fin de l'hiver et le temps était très froid. It was the end of winter, and the weather was very cold.
Le temps était splendide. The weather was gorgeous.
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