he must have

il a dû / il a probablement

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phrase Uncommon #7,888
il a dû / il a probablement Expression used to infer that something happened in the past. It often conveys a strong assumption based on evidence.
EN: He must have left early this morning.
FR: Il a dû partir tôt ce matin.

So he must have found out something.

Alors, il a forcément découvert quelque chose.

— Psycho (1960)

He must have dragged himself along.

Il a dû se traîner.

— Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

He must have missed the train.

Il a dû rater le train.

He must have studied English hard.

Il a dû beaucoup étudier l’anglais.

He must have known he was sick!

Il devait bien savoir qu'il était malade !

— Ikiru (1952)

He must have spoken to your mother to get her to marry him.

Il a dû parler à ta mère pour la convaincre de l'épouser.

— The Postman (1994)

Oh, well, he must have changed a lot, then.

Ah, eh bien, il a dû beaucoup changer, alors.

— Rebecca (1940)

He's always so dirty anyway; he must have gotten a little bit cleaner.

De toute façon, il est toujours tellement sale qu’il a forcément dû devenir un peu plus propre.

— My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

He must have had an affair.

Il a forcément eu une liaison.

— Ikiru (1952)

He must have seen this whole thing.

Il a forcément vu tout ça.

— Rebecca (1940)

He must have drunk too much last night.

Il a dû trop boire hier soir.

He must have not wanted it himself?

Il ne devait pas le vouloir lui-même ?

— Repentance (1987)

He must have thought we'll never catch up.

Il a dû penser qu’on ne le rattraperait jamais.

— Super 30 (2019)

His car isn't here, so he must have gone.

Sa voiture n’est pas là, donc il a dû partir.

He must have died full of hate.

Il a dû mourir rongé par la haine.

— Princess Mononoke (1997)

He must have made four calls to Tommy's house.

Il a dû appeler quatre fois chez Tommy.

— GoodFellas (1990)

He must have stacked them up against the wall.

Il a dû les empiler contre le mur.

He must have had dreams, but he never did anything about them.

Il a dû avoir des rêves, mais il n'a jamais rien fait pour les concrétiser.

— Field of Dreams (1989)

He must have seen us closing in.

Il a forcément dû nous voir nous rapprocher.

— The Princess Bride (1987)

Oh, he must have died sometime in the night.

Oh, il a dû mourir pendant la nuit.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

He must have aged?

Il a dû vieillir ?

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

He must have entered this room.

Il a dû entrer dans cette pièce.

He must have pissed off a customer.

Il a dû énerver un client.

— Amores Perros (2000)

He must have tried to stop him.

Il a dû essayer de l'arrêter.

— Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)

He must have missed his usual train.

Il a dû rater son train habituel.

He must have stolen it.

Il a forcément dû le voler.

— The Double Life of Véronique (1991)

He must have helped Munni board the train by now.

Il a dû aider Munni à monter dans le train à l'heure qu'il est.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Oh, he must have written.

Oh, il a forcément écrit.

— The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

Considering the violence of the impact, he must have died instantly.

Vu la violence du choc, il a dû mourir sur le coup.

He must have gotten over his cold.

Il a dû se remettre de son rhume.

He must have realized we are his foster parents.

Il a dû se rendre compte que nous sommes ses parents d'accueil.

— Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015)