Usage examples of "was right" in English with translation to French

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His mother was right. Sa mère avait raison.
We all know he was right after all. Nous savons tous qu'il avait raison après tout.
I told her that she was right. Je lui ai dit qu'elle avait raison.
They stood up for what was right. Ils se dressèrent pour ce qui était juste.
It turned out that I was right. Il s'avéra que j'avais raison.
That was right of them. C'était correct de leur part.
She was right in the middle of cutting cucumbers. Elle était justement en train de couper des concombres.
He did me the honor of saying that I was right. Il m'a fait l'honneur de dire que j'avais raison.
He stood up for what was right. Il se dressa pour ce qui était juste.
Octopus Paul was right. Paul le poulpe avait raison.
All what he said was right. Tout ce qu'il disait était juste.
What I was looking for was right before my eyes. Ce que je cherchais étais précisément là sous mes yeux.
He was right the first time. Il avait raison la première fois.
He was right to give up smoking. Il a eu raison d'arrêter de fumer.
"You see," said the elder brother, "I was right. Here I have lived quietly and well, while you, though you may have been a king, have seen a great deal of trouble." "Tu vois," dit le frère ainé, "j'avais raison. J'ai vécu ici tranquille et bien, tandis que vous, bien qu'ayant pu être roi, avez traversé un bon nombre de difficultés."
He told her that she was right. Il lui dit qu'elle avait raison.
When I visited their apartment, the couple was right in the middle of an argument. Comme je venais leur rendre visite à leur domicile, le couple était au milieu d'une dispute.
She told him that he was right. Elle lui dit qu'il avait raison.
She stood up for what was right. Elle se dressa pour ce qui était juste.
Of course, she was right in the middle. Elle se trouvait bien sûr juste au milieu.
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