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Was in French

Was in French is était

Example Sentences

Je n'aurais pas dû faire ça. C'était une erreur.

I should not have done that. It was wrong. Source
Lorsque Linda a déclaré à Dan qu'elle était enceinte, il était ravi.

When Linda told Dan that she was pregnant, he was thrilled. Source
La maison était en flammes.

The house was in flames., The house was ablaze., The house was in a blaze. Source
Elle était enfermée dans une chambre.

She was locked up in a room. Source

Cela se passait chaque été.

This was happening every summer. Source
Le conducteur a été inculpé pour excès de vitesse.

The driver was charged with speeding. Source
Le château a été transformé en un merveilleux musée.

The castle was transformed into a marvelous museum. Source
J'espère que ça en valait la peine.

I hope it was worth it. Source
Qui est la nana à laquelle tu étais en train de parler ?

Who was the female you were talking to? Source
Le téléphone a été inventé par Bell en 1876.

The telephone was invented by Bell in 1876. Source
Au départ, tout le monde fut convaincu de son innocence.

At first everybody was convinced of his innocence. Source
Il fut incapable de se joindre à la discussion.

He was not able to join in the discussion. Source
Il a rangé sa chambre.

He was cleaning his room. Source
Il a plu la nuit dernière.

It was raining last night. Source
On croyait que les baleines étaient des poissons.

It was believed that whales were fish. Source
J'étais en train de chanter.

I was singing. Source
On m'a humilié.

I was humiliated. Source
Sur l'assiette, il y avait un morceau de poulet, une pomme de terre et quelques petits pois.

On the plate was a piece of chicken, a potato and some green peas. Source

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