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but he didn't

mais il ne l’a pas…

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EN: I waited for an hour, but he didn't show up.
FR: J’ai attendu pendant une heure, mais il n’est pas venu.

But he didn't understand me.

Mais il ne m’a pas compris.

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

But he didn't make us do reports.

Mais il ne nous a pas fait faire de rapports.

— Little Vera (1988)

She told him a joke, but he didn't laugh.

Elle lui a raconté une blague, mais il n’a pas ri.

He took the job for the sake of his career but he didn't like it.

Il a accepté ce poste pour faire avancer sa carrière, mais il ne l’aimait pas.

I am sorry, but he didn't call.

Je suis désolé(e), mais il n’a pas appelé.

She advised him to go to the hospital, but he didn't follow her advice.

Elle lui a conseillé d’aller à l’hôpital, mais il n’a pas suivi son conseil.

I invited Tom, but he didn't come.

J’ai invité Tom, mais il n’est pas venu.

He wanted to say something to her, but he didn't know what to say.

Il voulait lui dire quelque chose, mais il ne savait pas quoi dire.

Tom wanted to ask a question, but he didn't want to seem stupid.

Tom voulait poser une question, mais il ne voulait pas avoir l’air stupide.

I asked Tom to come yesterday, but he didn't come.

J’ai demandé à Tom de venir hier, mais il n’est pas venu.

Yesterday was the second one, but he didn't show up.

Hier, c’était le deuxième, mais il ne s’est pas présenté.

— Suzume (2022)

Tom knew the truth, but he didn't let anyone know that he knew it.

Tom connaissait la vérité, mais il n'a laissé personne savoir qu'il la connaissait.

Tom applied for the position, but he didn't get it.

Tom a postulé au poste, mais il ne l’a pas obtenu.

But he didn't see me.

Mais il ne m’a pas vu.

— The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

Sorry to pry but he didn't appear very aggressive.

Désolé de me mêler de ce qui ne me regarde pas, mais il n’avait pas l’air très agressif.

— Caché (2005)

He broke his leg, but he didn't hit his head.

Il s’est cassé la jambe, mais il ne s’est pas cogné la tête.

— Shoplifters (2018)

We had been waiting since morning, but he didn't come after all.

Nous l’attendions depuis le matin, mais finalement, il n’est pas venu.

But he didn't come out.

Mais il n’est pas sorti.

— The Orphanage (2007)

I waited for an hour, but he didn't appear.

J'ai attendu pendant une heure, mais il n'est pas venu.

They tried to fool him, but he didn't fall for it.

Ils ont essayé de le tromper, mais il ne s’est pas laissé avoir.

Tom did study, but he didn't study very much.

Tom a bien étudié, mais il n’a pas beaucoup étudié.

Tom knew there was something in the box, but he didn't know what.

Tom savait qu'il y avait quelque chose dans la boîte, mais il ne savait pas quoi.

Tom wanted to ask questions, but he didn't.

Tom voulait poser des questions, mais il ne l’a pas fait.

She wrote him a long letter, but he didn't read it.

Elle lui a écrit une longue lettre, mais il ne l’a pas lue.

But he didn't think about it all the time.

Mais il n’y pensait pas tout le temps.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

She advised him to take a rest, but he didn't follow her advice.

Elle lui a conseillé de se reposer, mais il n’a pas suivi son conseil.

I waited for an hour, but he didn't show up.

J’ai attendu pendant une heure, mais il n’est pas venu.

But he didn't deserve to die.

Mais il ne méritait pas de mourir.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

I asked him but he didn't answer.

Je lui ai demandé, mais il n’a pas répondu.

She asked him why he was crying, but he didn't answer.

Elle lui a demandé pourquoi il pleurait, mais il n’a pas répondu.

But he didn't know.

Mais il ne le savait pas.

— Three Colors: Blue (1993)

He was a human, but he didn't care what I was.

C’était un humain, mais il se fichait de ce que j’étais.

— Ne Zha (2019)

His father was a mayor, but he didn't want to engage in politics.

Son père était maire, mais il ne voulait pas se lancer en politique.

He promised to come, but he didn't come.

Il a promis de venir, mais il n’est pas venu.

I changed my hair, but he didn't like it.

J’ai changé de coiffure, mais il n’a pas aimé.

But he didn't catch it.

Mais il ne l’a pas attrapé.

— Little Vera (1988)

But he didn't do it.

Mais il ne l’a pas fait.

— La La Land (2016)