Sentence examples of "avait" in French with translation "have"

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Il avait un examen oral. He had an oral exam.
Il avait un appareil photo. He has a camera.
Il avait les cheveux gris. He had grey hair.
Il avait un alibi solide. He had a strong alibi.
Il avait les cheveux longs. He had long hair.
Il avait de l'ambition. He had ambition.
Il avait des cheveux gris. He had gray hair.
Ma tante avait trois enfants. My aunt had three kids.
Maurice Ravel avait un beau vélo. Maurice Ravel had a nice bike.
Il avait la table pour lui. He had the table to himself.
Il avait largement suffisamment à manger. He had barely enough to eat.
Elle avait un peu d'argent. She had a little money.
La guerre de 1812 avait commencé. The War of 1812 had begun.
Elle avait du mal à nager. She was having a hard time swimming.
Il avait un mal de tête. He had a headache.
Il avait une désagréable voix perçante. He had an unpleasant screechy voice.
Il avait le don de prophétie. He had the gift of prophecy.
Il avait découvert une nouvelle étoile. He had discovered a new star.
Ce livre avait beaucoup de pages. That book had a lot of pages.
Je remarquai qu'il avait arrêté. I noticed that he had stopped.
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