Usage examples of "had a reason" in English with translation to French

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I wish I had a reason not to go. J'aimerais avoir une raison de ne pas y aller.
I wish I had a reason not to stay. Si seulement j'avais une raison de ne pas rester !
Give me a reason for doing such a thing. Donnez-moi une raison de faire une chose pareille.
It is high time you had a haircut. Il était grand temps que tu te fasses couper les cheveux.
They lack an ideal, a reason to get up in the morning. Ils leur manquent un idéal, une raison de se lever le matin.
We had a lot of rain this month. Nous avons eu beaucoup de pluie ce mois-ci.
I had a good laugh at her joke. Sa blague m’a beaucoup fait rire.
He had a lot of money in the bank. Il avait beaucoup d'argent en banque.
I had a terrible experience. J'ai traversé une épreuve terrible.
She had a daughter by her first husband. Elle eut une fille de son premier mari.
We had a very good time last night. Nous avons passé un très bon moment la nuit dernière.
Sasha had a huge bump on his head. Sacha avait une énorme bosse sur la tête.
She had a blue dress on at the party yesterday. Elle portait une robe bleue à la fête, hier.
I stayed home because I had a bad cold. Je suis resté à la maison car j'ai eu un rhume.
Mary had a dance with him at the party. Marie a dansé avec lui à la fête.
He had a son named Qian. Il a eu un fils nommé Qian.
Last summer I had a chance to visit London. L'été dernier, j'ai eu l'opportunité de visiter Londres.
We had a rest in the shade. Nous nous sommes reposés à l'ombre.
While looking at the flowers I thought suddenly that humans too had a good side. It's humans who discovered the beauty of flowers and it's also humans who can appreciate them. En regardant les fleurs j'ai pensé soudain que les êtres humains aussi avaient un bon côté. Ce sont eux qui ont découvert la beauté des fleurs et ce sont aussi les humains qui peuvent l'apprécier.
They opened up their wedding album and had a little stroll down memory lane. Ils ouvrirent leur album de mariage et firent une petite promenade dans le temps.
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