Usage examples of "was used" in English with translation to French

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A hammer was used to break the window. On a utilisé un marteau pour casser la fenêtre.
I was used to the heat. J'étais habitué à la chaleur.
In primitive societies barter was used. On utilisait le troc dans les sociétés primitives.
A bulldozer was used to level the lane. On a utilisé un bulldozer pour niveler l'allée.
When I was in high school I used to earn extra money babysitting. Quand j'étais au lycée, j'avais l'habitude de me faire de l'argent de poche en gardant des enfants.
When she was abroad, she often used Skype. Quand elle était à l'étranger, elle téléphona fréquemment par Skype.
Because she was out of the country, she used Skype frequently. Comme elle était à l'étranger, elle téléphona fréquemment par Skype.
Getting up at 6 a.m. was hard at first but now I'm used to it. Me lever à six heures du matin était difficile au début, mais j'y suis désormais accoutumé.
The bigger words he used, the harder it was to find anything inside of them. Plus les mots qu'il employait étaient ronflants, plus difficile il devenait d'y trouver de la substance.
I used to play alone when I was a child. J'avais l'habitude de jouer seul quand j'étais enfant.
I used to play tennis when I was a student. Je jouais au tennis quand j'étais étudiant.
He used to get up early when he was young. Il avait l'habitude de se lever de bonne heure quand il était jeune.
I used to swim every day when I was a child. J'avais l'habitude de nager quotidiennement quand j'étais enfant.
John used to stand by me whenever I was in trouble. John a toujours été à mes côtés en cas de problème.
She used Skype frequently because she was overseas. Comme elle était à l'étranger, elle téléphonait fréquemment avec Skype.
I used to go swimming in the sea when I was a child. J'allais souvent nager dans la mer quand j'étais enfant.
I used to watch this anime a lot when I was a kid, but I can't quite remember what happened to the hero in the final episode. J'avais l'habitude de beaucoup regarder ce dessin animé quand j'étais enfant, mais je ne peux plus trop me rappeler ce qui est arrivé au héros dans l'ultime épisode.
I used to keep a diary in English when I was a student. Lorsque j'étais étudiant, j'écrivais un journal personnel en anglais.
I used to go fishing with my father when I was a child. J'allais régulièrement pêcher avec mon père lorsque j'étais enfant.
Pythagoras used to say that he had received as a gift from Mercury the perpetual transmigration of his soul, so that it was constantly transmigrating and passing into all sorts of plants or animals. Pythagore disait qu'il avait reçu en cadeau de Mercure la transmigration perpétuelle de son âme, de sorte qu'elle transmigrait et passait constamment dans toutes de sortes de plantes ou d'animaux.
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