Sentence examples of "was able" in English

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Mary was able to swim across the river. Marie a réussi à nager jusqu'à l'autre côté de la rivière.

Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid a fight. Jim a pu retenir sa colère et éviter une bagarre.

I was able to solve the problem. J’étais capable de résoudre ce problème.

Because of your advice, I was able to succeed. Grâce à votre conseil, j'ai pu réussir.

Chris was hired to paint houses and was able to raise the money. Chris fut embauché pour peindre des maisons, et put mettre de l'argent de côté.

I was able to succeed because of your advice. Je fus capable de réussir grâce à votre conseil.

I was able to answer all the questions. J'ai su répondre à toutes les questions.

Once again, I was able to escape death. Une fois de plus, je fus en mesure d'échapper à la mort.

Because of his determination, he was able to tide over the crisis. Grâce à sa détermination, il fut capable de surmonter la crise.

Everyone was just flabbergasted that she was able to get pregnant at 48. Tout le monde était éberlué qu'elle fut capable d'être enceinte à quarante-huit ans.

She was able to kill two birds with one stone. Elle a su faire d'une pierre deux coups.

The hypnotist was able to put his subject into a trance. L'hypnotiseur était capable de mettre son sujet en transe.

He was able to do everything at will. Il était capable de tout faire à volonté.

I owe it to my brother that I was able to finish college. Je dois à mon frère d'avoir été capable de terminer mon cursus universitaire.

I was able to help her. Je fus en mesure de l'aider.

He was able to solve the problem. Il était capable de résoudre le problème.

He was able to put up remarkable performances at the sports competition. Il a réalisé des performances remarquables à la compétition d'athlétisme.

I was able to finish the work earlier than I had expected. Je fus capable de finir le travail plus tôt que je l'avais prévu.

I was able to get my parents to consent to my marriage. J'ai pu obtenir le consentement de mes parents pour mon mariage.

I was able to answer the question. J'ai été capable de répondre à la question.

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