Usage examples of "il était temps" in French with translation to English

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Il était temps de partir. It was time to leave.
Il était temps que tu te maries. It is about time you married.
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme. He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Il était énervé par le meurtre de ses camarades. He was angered by the murder of their comrades.
Il était trop fatigué pour étudier. He was too tired to study.
Il était une fois un roi qui avait trois filles. There was once a king who had three daughters.
Il était d'usage qu'une fille ne pouvait se marier que si elle disposait d'une dote. It used to be that a girl could only marry if she had a dowry.
Il était debout avec les jambes écartées. He stood with his feet apart.
Il était un dieu pour son peuple. He was a god to his people.
Il était une fois, un vieil homme vivait là. Once upon a time, there lived an old man.
Il était seul dans la salle. He was alone in the room.
Il était assis avec les bras croisés. He was sitting with his arms folded.
Il était une fois, dans un petit village une petite fille qui s'appelait Petit chaperon vert. Once upon a time, there lived in a village a little girl called Little Green Hood.
Il était jaloux de sa façon de vivre. He was envious of her way of living.
Il était courageux. He was brave.
Il était très angoissé à la veille de l'examen. He was very anxious on the eve of the exam.
Comme ses parents sont morts quand il était jeune, c'est son oncle qui l'a élevé. Because his parents had died when he was young, his uncle brought him up.
Il était attiré par son sourire. He was attracted by her smile.
Il était impossible pour le garçon de traverser la rivière à la nage. It wasn't possible for the boy to swim across the river.
Il était assis sur le sofa avec les bras croisés. He sat on the sofa with his arms folded.
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