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Dictionary French English: Was

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VERB1  to be | [I/he/she/it] was/wis [Scot.]// [you/we/they] were | been ... 
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VERB2  to be better off | was/were better off | been better off ... 
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VERB3  to be charged with murder | was/were charged with murder | had been charged with murder ... 
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qn./qc. était
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sb./sth. was
qn./qc. fut
4
sb./sth. was
2 Words: Others
qn. naquitsb. was born
3 Words: Others
La nuit tombait.Dusk was falling.
C'était à se rouler par terre !It was hilarious!
qn. a pusb. was able to
C'était juste !That was close!
4 Words: Others
tel quel {adv}as it is / was
Je l'ai eu sec. [fam.]I was pretty choked. [coll.]
je fus incapable de [+ inf.]I was unable to [+ inf.]
C'était la cata ! [fam.] [catastrophe]It was a disaster!
Il faisait un froid de canard. [fam.]It was freezing (cold).
Il commençait à faire jour.It was getting light.
C'était en l'an 1999.It was in 1999.
C'était pas triste. [loc.]It was quite something.
C'était rare que ... [+subj.]It was rare that ...
C'était trop tard.It was too late.
C'était très bon.It was very good.
Au temps pour moi ! [fam.] [fig.]That was my fault!
Au temps pour moi ! [fam.] [fig.]That was my mistake!
L'addition était soignée !The bill was astronomical! [Br.]
L'addition était soignée !The check was astronomical! [Am.]
cuis. VocVoy. Le repas était fameux.The meal was excellent.
La salle était comble.The place was packed.
Ça a été la débandade générale.There was general panic.
C'était bien la peine !What was the point!
5+ Words: Others
comme si de rien n'était {adv} [loc.]as if nothing was the matter [idiom]
La mort fut une délivrance.Death was a merciful release.
Il a acheté la maison telle quelle.He bought the house (just) as it was / stood.
Il a amplement fait ce qu'on attendait de lui.He did more than was expected of him.
Il a pu quitter le pays sans être inquiété.He was able to leave the country without any trouble.
Je dois admettre que j'ai eu tort.I have to admit I was wrong.
Je l'ai aperçu en faisant du vélo.I saw him while I was biking.
fin. On m'a pris très cher.I was charged a lot.
J'ai été soufflé d'apprendre la nouvelle.I was flabbergasted to hear the news.
J'y étais préparé.I was prepared for it.
J'y étais préparé.I was ready for it.
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]
Ce n'était pas très marrant. [fam.]It was a barrel of fun. [coll.] [ironic]
Ce n'était pas très marrant. [fam.]It was a barrel of laughs. [coll.] [ironic]
C'était un vrai cauchemar.It was a living nightmare.
pol. Ce fut un vote de rejet.It was a protest vote.
C'était une belle époque.It was a wonderful time.
Il avait beau jeu de le faire alors que .... [loc.]It was all very well for him to do it when ... [idiom]
Ça a été gonflé exagérément.It was blown up out of all proportion.
C'était écrit !It was bound to happen!
C'était pour rire. [fam.]It was just for the fun of it.
C'était sympa que tu sois venu(e).It was nice of you to come.
Cela ne le regardait pas. [loc.]It was none of his business. [idiom]
Ce n'était pas ce lundi mais celui d'avant.It was not this Monday but the previous one.
Ça en valait vraiment la peine.It was really worth it.
C'était noir de monde.It was teeming with people.
C'était trop pénible à supporter.It was too painful to bear.
Il était une fois ...Once upon a time there was ...
C'est tout juste si elle ne l'a pas frappé ! [loc.]She was on the point of hitting him! [idiom]
C'était juste !That was a close one! [idiom]
L'après-midi a été perdu complètement inutilement.That was a complete waste of an afternoon.
C'était un sale coup !That was a dirty trick!
On l'a échappé belle !That was a near go! [coll.]
Cela n'était pas dans nos conventions.That was not part of our agreement.
C'était bien la peine ! [fam.] [loc.] [un peu ironique]That was really worth it! [coll.] [idiom] [a little ironic]
dr. Le recours en grâce fut rejeté.The appeal for clemency was turned down.
dr. Le recours en grâce fut rejeté.The appeal for mercy was turned down.
La salle de concert était pleine à craquer.The concert hall was packed.
dr. La peine capitale fut commuée à la onzième heure. [loc.]The death penalty was commuted at the eleventh hour. [idiom]
agr. météo. La récolte a gelé.The harvest was ruined by frost.
Tout s'est passé en (l'espace de) quelques secondes.The whole thing was over in seconds.
dr. La peine capitale fut commuée à la onzième heure. [loc.]There was a reprieve at the eleventh hour. [Br.] [idiom]
Les candidats n'ont pas cessé de défiler.There was an endless coming and going of applicants.
Il y avait des débris éparpillés sur une grande étendue.There was wreckage scattered over a wide area.
C'était sans compter sur qn./qc.This was without reckoning with sb./sth.
Que faisait-il avant ?What was he doing before?
Quand j'étais petit, je croyais que ...When I was young, I believed that ...
5+ Words: Verbs
vivre chaque jour comme si c'était le dernier [loc.]to live like there was no tomorrow [idiom]
retourner dans son village natalto return to the village where one was born
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