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

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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.
Il était grand temps. It was about time.
Il est grand temps de vous faire couper les cheveux ; ils sont trop longs. It's high time you had your hair cut; it has grown too long.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Il est déjà onze heures. Il est grand temps que vous soyez au lit. It's already eleven. It's high time you were in bed.
Il était énervé par le meurtre de ses camarades. He was angered by the murder of their comrades.
Il est grand temps que vous entrepreniez une nouvelle affaire. It is high time you started a new business.
Il était trop fatigué pour étudier. He was too tired to study.
Il est grand temps que tu démarres une nouvelle affaire. It is high time you started a new business.
Il était une fois un roi qui avait trois filles. There was once a king who had three daughters.
Il est grand temps que vous crachiez le morceau. It is high time you spilled the beans.
Il était d'usage qu'une fille ne pouvait se marier que si elle disposait d'une dote. It used to be that a girl could only marry if she had a dowry.
Il est grand temps que tu partes à l'école, pas vrai ? It's high time you left for school, isn't it?
Il était debout avec les jambes écartées. He stood with his feet apart.
Il est grand temps que les enfants aillent dormir. It's high time the children went to bed.
Il était un dieu pour son peuple. He was a god to his people.
Il est grand temps d'y aller ! It's high time to get going!
Il était une fois, un vieil homme vivait là. Once upon a time, there lived an old man.
Il est grand temps que vous alliez au lit. It is high time you went to bed.
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