Sentence examples of "had" in English with translation "être"

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She had gone to bed. Elle est partie se coucher.
He had his wallet stolen. Son portefeuille était volé.
She had an ashy color. Elle était couleur de cendre.
Tom had a grand time. Tom fut enchanté.
We had a narrow escape. Nous nous sommes échappés de justesse.
He came after everybody had come. Il arriva finalement après que tout le monde fut venu.
I wish you had been there. J'eusse aimé que vous fussiez là.
This fashion has had its day. Cette mode est surannée.
He had come back from China. Il est revenu de Chine.
The floor had a good shine. Le plancher était reluisant.
We had words again last night. Nous nous sommes encore disputés hier soir.
The rumor had no foundation in fact. La rumeur était en fait infondée.
He had a mad crush on you. Il était furieusement amouraché de toi.
You had better not drive a car. Il serait préférable que tu ne conduises pas de voiture.
He had his son die last year. Son fils est mort l'année dernière.
The new boy had a nervous stammer. Le nouveau bégayait lorsqu'il était énervé.
Russia had emerged as a second superpower. La Russie est devenue une deuxième superpuissance.
We had a rest in the shade. Nous nous sommes reposés à l'ombre.
No, thank you. I've had enough. Non, merci. Je suis rassasié.
That had not occurred to him before. Cela ne lui était jamais arrivé auparavant.
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