Sentence examples of "fût" in French with translation "be"

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Elle fût d'un grand secours pour moi. She was a great help to me.
Bien qu'elle fût fatiguée, elle continua à travailler. Though she was tired, she kept on working.
Elle fut surprise qu'il fût déjà si tard. She was surprised that it was that late.
J'aimerais qu'il fût ici pour nous aider. Would that he were here to help us.
Bien que le temps fût mauvais, je décidai de sortir. Even though the weather was bad, I decided to go out.
Bien qu'elle fût une grosse femme, elle dansait très bien. Even though she was a heavy woman, she danced well.
Bien que le temps fût mauvais, j'ai décidé de sortir. Even though the weather was bad, I decided to go out.
C'est le mauvais temps qui fût la cause de sa maladie. It was the bad weather that caused his illness.
« As-tu travaillé hier ? » « Je souhaitais que hier fût un jour férié. » "Did you work yesterday?" "I wish yesterday had been a holiday."
Je ne vous ai de ma vie entendu dire du mal de qui que ce fût. I never heard you speak ill of a human being in your life.
Bien qu'elle fût en colère et blessée, elle décida de fermer les yeux sur les infidélités de son mari. Though she was angry and hurt, she decided to turn a blind eye to her husband's philandering.
Paolo est une bonne personne. Paolo is a nice person.
La soupe est très chaude. The soup is terribly hot.
Le score est un partout. The score is one all.
Son nouveau film est décevant. His new movie is disappointing.
Ceci est strictement entre nous. This is strictly between us.
Le feu est au vert. A green light is on.
Ce chien est le tien. This dog is yours.
L'eau nous est indispensable. Water is indispensable to us.
Elle est réputée comme chanteuse. She is noted as a singer.
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