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

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La météo était déprimante hier. The weather was miserable yesterday.
Hier, la météo était clémente. We had nice weather yesterday.
Il jugeait que si Dieu n'existait pas, alors tout était permis. He decided that if God didn't exist then everything was permitted.
Elle était malade du cœur. She was ill with heart disease.
Elle était couleur de cendre. She had an ashy color.
Mayuko était morte de fatigue. Mayuko was tired to death.
Il était furieusement amouraché de toi. He had a mad crush on you.
Cette expérience était un échec. That experiment was a failure.
La rumeur était en fait infondée. The rumor had no foundation in fact.
Elle était habillée en rouge. She was dressed in red.
Cela ne lui était jamais arrivé auparavant. That had not occurred to him before.
Le but était hors-jeu. The goal was offside.
Il était évident qu'ils avaient menti. It was obvious that they had lied.
Il était couvert de sueur. He was covered with sweat.
Le nouveau bégayait lorsqu'il était énervé. The new boy had a nervous stammer.
Il était temps de partir. It was time to leave.
Après son déjeuner elle était prête à sortir. After she had lunch, she got ready to go out.
Il était ivre de joie. He was drunk with joy.
Elle était très attachée a cette vieille maison. She had a great attachment to that old house.
Ce film était vraiment émouvant. That movie was really moving.
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