it took

It took what I can only describe as a miracle to lift my spirits.

Il a fallu ce que je ne peux qualifier que de miracle pour me remonter le moral.

— The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

It took a whole month to break in those new shoes.

Il m'a fallu un mois entier pour faire ces nouvelles chaussures.

It took the fireman almost two hours to put out the fire.

Il a fallu près de deux heures aux pompiers pour éteindre l'incendie.

When I saw it, it took my breath away.

Quand je l’ai vu, j’en ai eu le souffle coupé.

It took her two hours to get ready.

Il lui a fallu deux heures pour se préparer.

It took us three hours to come to a conclusion.

Il nous a fallu trois heures pour arriver à une conclusion.

It took a month.

Cela a pris un mois.

It took some time to figure out who to call.

Il m'a fallu un certain temps pour savoir qui appeler.

— Cold Storage (2026)

It took everything.

Il a tout donné.

— Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

It took time.

Cela a pris du temps.

With someone who taught me things as we worked, it took four days.

Avec quelqu’un qui m’apprenait des choses pendant qu’on travaillait, ça a pris quatre jours.

It took just a little over an hour.

Cela a pris un peu plus d'une heure.

And I am sorry that it took me away from you and your mom.

Et je suis désolé que cela m'ait éloigné de toi et de ta maman.

— One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

Rosie tells me it took you a week to type this.

Rosie me dit qu'il t'a fallu une semaine pour taper ceci.

— Maurie (1973)

It took a few minutes to set out her town and large maps on the library table.

Il lui a fallu quelques minutes pour disposer sa ville et ses grandes cartes sur la table de la bibliothèque.

Even though it took him one day what took you six months.

Même si cela lui a pris une journée, là où vous avez mis six mois.

— Ne Zha (2019)

It took me months to plan this whole thing.

Il m'a fallu des mois pour planifier tout cela.

— Life Is Beautiful (1997)

It took a lot of time to get up to date in modern medicine.

Il m'a fallu beaucoup de temps pour me mettre à jour en médecine moderne.

It took our friend.

Il a emporté notre ami.

— Whistle (2026)

It took away everything we had.

Cela nous a tout pris.

— Happy as Lazzaro (2018)

It took three hours for us to paint the fence.

Il nous a fallu trois heures pour peindre la clôture.

The fever came for your brother, and it took him.

La fièvre a frappé ton frère, et elle l'a emporté.

— Hamnet (2025)

It took him six days to get in my pants and six weeks to propose.

Il lui a fallu six jours pour me mettre dans son lit et six semaines pour me demander en mariage.

— The Housemaid (2025)

It took a year of fill-ups to get the whole set back.

Il a fallu un an de remplissages pour récupérer l'ensemble complet.

— The Big Sick (2017)

It took them a while.

Cela leur a pris du temps.

It took him a whole week to write it.

Cela lui a pris une semaine entière pour l'écrire.

— Maurie (1973)

It took us three months to assassinate their old leader.

Il nous a fallu trois mois pour assassiner leur ancien chef.

— House of Flying Daggers (2004)

It took a national TV campaign to finally track Sami down.

Il a fallu une campagne télévisée nationale pour finalement retrouver Sami.

It took some time.

Cela a pris du temps.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

It took four pills to finally get me to sleep.

Il m’a fallu quatre comprimés pour réussir enfin à m’endormir.

It took two weeks.

Cela a pris deux semaines.

It took many years, and she had good reason to be concerned.

Cela a pris de nombreuses années, et elle avait de bonnes raisons de s’inquiéter.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

It took a few months.

Ça a pris quelques mois.

— Three Colors: Blue (1993)

It took a lot of work to borrow this jacket.

Il m'a fallu beaucoup d'efforts pour emprunter cette veste.

— Pain and Glory (2019)

It took several years to build it.

Sa construction a pris plusieurs années.

It took courage to do what Tom did.

Il fallait du courage pour faire ce que Tom a fait.

If you only knew how long it took me to find it.

Si seulement vous saviez combien de temps il m'a fallu pour le trouver.

— 8½ (1963)

It took three hours to put the broken toy together.

Il a fallu trois heures pour réparer le jouet cassé.

It took him three weeks to get over the fact that his grandfather was not blond.

Il lui a fallu trois semaines pour se remettre du fait que son grand-père n’était pas blond.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Sorry it took so long.

Désolé, ça a pris autant de temps.

— GoodFellas (1990)

It took my grandson, my daughter.

Cela m'a pris mon petit-fils, ma fille.

— Whistle (2026)

It took all day.

Cela a pris toute la journée.

It took them two years to build the house.

Il leur a fallu deux ans pour construire la maison.

It took him five days.

Ça lui a pris cinq jours.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

It took us three weeks to build this shed.

Il nous a fallu trois semaines pour construire cet abri.

I'm only sorry it took this to provide an introduction.

Je regrette seulement qu’il ait fallu ça pour faire les présentations.

— Mother Night (1996)

Not only that, but it took everything I had just to expose the bone!

Qui plus est, il a fallu que je puise dans toutes mes ressources rien que pour mettre l'os à nu !

— Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)

It took a while to build this garage.

La construction de ce garage a pris du temps.

It took the fear from me.

Cela a dissipé ma peur.

— The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

It took her a long time to choose a hat.

Elle a mis longtemps à choisir un chapeau.

It took us half an hour to set up the tent.

Il nous a fallu une demi-heure pour monter la tente.

I always wondered what it took.

Je me suis toujours demandé ce que ça impliquait.

— State and Main (2000)

It took a little longer than I expected.

Cela a pris un peu plus de temps que prévu.

It took me ten minutes to walk to the metro station.

Il m'a fallu dix minutes pour marcher jusqu'à la station de métro.

It took a lot to make this for you.

Il a fallu beaucoup d'efforts pour fabriquer ceci pour vous.

— Haider (2014)

I'm sorry it took so long.

Je suis désolé(e) que cela ait pris autant de temps.

It took some effort.

Cela a demandé un certain effort.

It took everything I could do to keep him from coming here and killing you.

J'ai dû faire tout mon possible pour l'empêcher de venir ici et de te tuer.

— Dead Poets Society (1989)