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

<>
Dites-moi où vous étiez. Tell me where you've been.
Vous étiez chez vous ? Non. Were you at home? No, I wasn't.
Je sais avec qui vous étiez. I know who you were with.
Vous étiez en retard au travail. You were late for work.
Nous pensions que vous étiez mariés. We thought that you were married.
Je pensais que vous étiez mon ami. I thought you were my friend.
Je pensais que vous étiez mon amie. I thought you were my friend.
Vous étiez en retard, n'est-ce pas ? You were late, weren't you?
On m'a dit que vous étiez bonne cuisinière. I hear you are good at cooking.
Que feriez-vous si vous étiez à ma place ? What would you do if you were in my place?
Désolé, je ne savais pas que vous étiez encore là. Sorry, I didn't know you were still here.
Dites-moi pourquoi vous étiez absent de l'école hier. Tell me why you were absent from school yesterday.
Tom et toi étiez amis. Que s'est-il passé? You and Tom used to be friends. What happened?
Dites-moi pourquoi vous étiez absente de l'école hier. Tell me why you were absent from school yesterday.
Dites-moi pourquoi vous étiez absentes de l'école hier. Tell me why you were absent from school yesterday.
Dites-moi pourquoi vous étiez absents de l'école hier. Tell me why you were absent from school yesterday.
Vous m'avez dit que vous étiez en train de manger. You told me that you are eating.
J'ai pris comme acquis que vous étiez de notre côté. I took it for granted that you were on our side.
Qui est l'homme auquel vous étiez en train de parler ? Who is the man that you were talking with?
Une des personnes avec qui vous étiez est un ami à moi. One of the fellows you were with is a friend of mine.
Examples of word usage in different contexts are provided solely for linguistic purposes, i.e. to study word usage in a sentence in one language and how they can be translated into another. All samples are automatically collected from a variety of publicly available open sources using bilingual search technologies.
If you find a spelling, punctuation or any other error in the original or translation, use the "Report a problem" option or write to us.

What is translation in context on PROMT.One

The “Contexts” section on PROMT.One is your translation-in-context tool that helps you find real examples of how words and phrases are used. Just enter a word and the service will show its translation in context — sentences from bilingual sources where this word is used together with its translation into the target language. This helps you understand subtle shades of meaning and correct usage in speech, whether it is a rare term or a common everyday phrase.

Millions of usage examples from real texts

Millions of translation examples are collected automatically from already translated texts: documents, websites, books, movie dialogues and more. Thanks to this, you can see a word in different situations — from formal business style to everyday colloquial speech. For convenience, the results can be filtered by a specific translation or topic, and you can also search within the examples found to quickly focus on the context you need.

How translation in context helps you learn a language

By using the “Contexts” section, you can effectively expand your vocabulary. The service clearly shows how idioms, phrasal verbs and polysemantic words are translated in different contexts. This makes language learning easier: you remember new words together with their real usage and immediately see correct translations in authentic, living language. Take advantage of context-based translation on PROMT.One — learning a language becomes easier and more engaging!