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Dictionary French → English: était

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	French	English
	qn./qc. était	4 sb./sth. was
3 Words
	C'était écrit !	It was bound to happen!
	C'était rare que ... `[+subj.]`	It was rare that ...
4 Words
	C'était sans compter sur qn./qc.	This was without reckoning with sb./sth.
	Il était une fois ...	Once upon a time ...
	Il était une fois ...	Once upon a time there was ...
5+ Words
	bible relig. Au commencement était le Verbe, et le Verbe était auprès de Dieu, et le Verbe était Dieu. `[l'évangile` `selon` `Jean]`	In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. `[Gospel` `according` `to` `John]`
	C'était trop pénible à supporter.	It was too painful to bear.
	C'était un sale coup !	That was a dirty trick!
	loc. comme si de rien n'était `{adv}`	as if nothing was the matter
	La salle de concert était pleine à craquer.	The concert hall was packed.
	loc. N'était-ce pas à en perdre la tête ?	Wasn't it enough to make you lose your head?
	Personne ne savait ce qu'elle était devenue.	Nobody knew what had become of her.
Fiction (Literature and Film)
	film F Le crime était presque parfait `[Alfred` `Hitchcock]`	Dial M for Murder `[Alfred` `Hitchcock]`
	film F Le crime était presque parfait `[Michael` `Curtiz]`	The Unsuspected `[Michael` `Curtiz]`

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