Usage examples of "existait" in French with translation to English

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On admit que le problème existait bien. It was accepted that the problem indeed existed.
Il existait des machines à calculer primitives longtemps avant le développement des ordinateurs. Primitive calculating machines existed long before computers were developed.
J'avais neuf ans lorsque je demandai à ma mère si le Père Noël existait vraiment. I was nine years old when I asked my mom if Santa Claus really existed.
Il existe des êtres surnaturels. There exist supernatural beings.
Il existe de nombreux facteurs. There are many factors.
Une illusion peut-elle exister ? Can an illusion exist?
Il existe douze paires de nerfs crâniens. There are twelve pairs of cranial nerves.
Je pense que les fantômes existent. I think that ghosts exist.
L'honneur existe même parmi les voleurs. There is honor even among thieves.
Les gens croient que Dieu existe. People believe that god exists.
Il doit exister un moyen de traverser la rivière. There must be some way of traversing the river.
Je ne crois pas que Dieu existe. I do not believe that God exists.
La guerre a toujours existé et elle existera toujours. There has always been war and there always will be.
Nous ne pouvons pas exister sans eau. We cannot exist without water.
La guerre a toujours existé et elle existera toujours. There has always been war and there always will be.
Cette organisation ne peut exister sans vous. This organization cannot exist without you.
Il existe de nombreux Américains qui peuvent parler le japonais. There are many Americans who can speak Japanese.
La vie ne peut exister sans eau. Life cannot exist without water.
C'est le plus ancien bâtiment en bois qui existe. It is the oldest wooden building in existence.
Dieu existe mais il a oublié le mot de passe. God exists but he forgot the password.
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