il y avait
There were only goats today again.
Aujourd’hui encore, il n’y avait que des chèvres.
— Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)
There were a hundred people in the hall.
Il y avait une centaine de personnes dans la salle.
There were a great many people at the airport.
Il y avait énormément de monde à l’aéroport.
So there were quarrels, and this, I am sure, was one of them.
Il y a donc eu des disputes, et je suis sûr que celle-ci en faisait partie.
There were maybe up to a thousand people there.
Il y avait peut-être jusqu’à mille personnes.
I wish there were a more modern translation of this book.
J’aimerais qu’il existe une traduction plus moderne de ce livre.
There were deserted apartments everywhere, which we only had to enter.
Il y avait partout des appartements abandonnés dans lesquels il nous suffisait d’entrer.
— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)
There were four chairs around the table.
Il y avait quatre chaises autour de la table.
There were various objects in the room.
La pièce contenait divers objets.
There were demonstrators, cops, and even the damn army!
Il y avait des manifestants, des policiers, et même cette satanée armée !
— Akira (1988)
There were hundreds of cars on the street.
Il y avait des centaines de voitures dans la rue.
There were only a few days left before Christmas.
Il ne restait que quelques jours avant Noël.
There were a lot of people in the stadium.
Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans le stade.
There were blood stains on the floor.
Il y avait des taches de sang sur le sol.
There were a few children in the room.
Il y avait quelques enfants dans la pièce.
There were only three presents under the Christmas tree.
Il n’y avait que trois cadeaux sous le sapin de Noël.
There were neither flowers nor trees in the streets of his city.
Il n’y avait ni fleurs ni arbres dans les rues de sa ville.
But there were so many people, I didn't come in.
Mais il y avait tellement de monde que je ne suis pas entré(e).
— To Live (1994)
Commander, there were not supposed to be people down here.
Commandant, il n'était pas censé y avoir de monde ici.
— Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
There were too many words in this trial.
Il y avait trop de mots dans ce procès.
— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
There were clear instructions for setting type By The Book.
Il y avait des instructions claires pour régler le style sur « Selon les règles ».
There were never any outsiders around.
Il n’y avait jamais d’étrangers dans les parages.
— GoodFellas (1990)
Des professeurs criaient.
I wish there were something I could do to help you.
J'aimerais pouvoir faire quelque chose pour vous aider.
— Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Il y avait dix œufs en tout.
There were more than fifty girls at the party.
Il y avait plus de cinquante filles à la fête.
He brought a chest, in which there were very valuable goods.
Il apporta un coffre qui contenait des objets de grande valeur.
Did you know there were child prostitutes in Rome Basin?
Saviez-vous qu'il y avait des enfants prostituées dans le bassin de Rome ?
— Mystic River (2003)
Now there were feet running up the stairs.
À présent, on entendait des pas qui montaient l’escalier en courant.
By my count, there were only four dummies.
Si je ne m'abuse, il n'y avait que quatre mannequins.
— Toy Story 4 (2019)
“Yes, there were several little changes carried out about that time.”
« Oui, plusieurs petits changements ont été apportés à cette époque. »
There were two pieces of cake.
Il y avait deux parts de gâteau.
And there were my father's stories.
Et puis, il y avait les histoires de mon père.
— My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1985)
I wish there were some cute guys in my class.
J’aimerais qu’il y ait des garçons mignons dans ma classe.
I wish there were some hot girls in my class.
J’aimerais qu’il y ait des filles sexy dans ma classe.
There were all the suits filed, holding everything up.
Il y avait toutes ces poursuites judiciaires qui bloquaient tout.
I didn't know there were sex dolls.
Je ne savais pas qu’il existait des poupées sexuelles.
— Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
There were so many Rays in the neighborhood.
Il y avait tellement de Rays dans le quartier.
— Mystic River (2003)
There were a lot of girls at the party.
Il y avait beaucoup de filles à la fête.
There were bits of broken glass on the floor.
Il y avait des morceaux de verre brisé sur le sol.
Il y avait les frais d’équipage.
There were toward a thousand people.
Il y avait environ mille personnes.
There were many people in the room.
Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans la pièce.
There were rules about how slowly I could build.
Il y avait des règles sur la lenteur à laquelle je pouvais construire.
Actually there were rumors about her from way back.
En réalité, des rumeurs circulaient à son sujet depuis longtemps.
— Mother (2009)
There were some boys playing near the river.
Des garçons jouaient près de la rivière.
There were these embarrassed back and forth looks between the two of them.
Ils échangeaient des regards gênés.
There were several rooms still vacant.
Plusieurs chambres étaient encore vacantes.
I wish there were a better translation of this book.
J’aimerais qu’il existe une meilleure traduction de ce livre.
I never even find out that there were monsters.
Je n'ai même jamais su qu'il y avait des monstres.
— The Big Sick (2017)
There were many presents under the Christmas tree.
Il y avait beaucoup de cadeaux sous le sapin de Noël.
There were times your mother and I had similar experiences.
Il y a eu des moments où ta mère et moi avons vécu des expériences similaires.
— Your Name. (2016)
I wish there were more people like you.
J’aimerais qu’il y ait davantage de gens comme toi.
There were all sorts of group activities.
Il y avait toutes sortes d’activités de groupe.
There were four players ahead of you.
Il y avait quatre joueurs devant toi.
— Society of the Snow (2023)
There were many things that needed to be done before we could leave.
Il y avait beaucoup de choses à faire avant notre départ.
There were plenty of guests in the hall.
Il y avait beaucoup d'invités dans la salle.
Il n’y en avait aucun.
I liked it better when there were just the two of us.
Je préférais quand nous étions juste tous les deux.
— The English Patient (1996)
There were a lot of places in my life where things could be way better.
Il y avait beaucoup de domaines de ma vie où les choses pourraient être bien meilleures.
There were creatures lurking in the shadows.
Des créatures se tapissaient dans l’ombre.
They were very polite, but there were larger issues.
Ils étaient très polis, mais il y avait des problèmes plus importants.
There were some boats on the lake.
Il y avait quelques bateaux sur le lac.
I had no idea there were so many people in the other room.
Je n’avais aucune idée qu’il y avait autant de monde dans l’autre pièce.
There were so many things to do.
Il y avait tellement de choses à faire.
There were traces of blood inside Dan's car.
Il y avait des traces de sang à l’intérieur de la voiture de Dan.
There were a lot of men among the inhabitants.
Il y avait beaucoup d’hommes parmi les habitants.
Then there were little things.
Et puis, il y avait des petits détails.
There were nine children in our family.
Nous avions neuf enfants dans notre famille.
— Malcolm X (1992)
Besides, there were only two left inside the pack.
De plus, il n'en restait que deux dans le paquet.
— The Boy and the Heron (2023)
There were fifty passengers on the plane.
Il y avait cinquante passagers dans l’avion.
There were flowers on his grave.
Il y avait des fleurs sur sa tombe.
Yes, there were books on building starships.
Oui, il y avait des livres sur la construction de vaisseaux spatiaux.
There were Jews in Arab countries before the partition of Palestine.
Il y avait des Juifs dans les pays arabes avant le partage de la Palestine.
There were six sheep in the field.
Il y avait six moutons dans le champ.
Then the next day there were several more.
Puis, le lendemain, il y en avait plusieurs autres.
— Solaris (1972)
There were so many terrible things going on around us.
Il se passait tellement de choses terribles autour de nous.
— Article 15 (2019)
There were laughs from a few neighbors.
Quelques voisins ont ri.
There were some unexpected questions.
Il y a eu des questions inattendues.
There were a few passengers in the train who were injured in the accident.
Quelques passagers du train ont été blessés dans l'accident.
But she knew there were six of us and that the sixth was a woman.
Mais elle savait que nous étions six et que la sixième était une femme.
— Agent Zeta (2026)
There were few, if any, cases.
Il y avait peu de cas, voire aucun.
There were some students in the classroom.
Il y avait quelques élèves dans la salle de classe.
I never said there were naked women.
Je n'ai jamais dit qu'il y avait des femmes nues.
— The Chorus (2004)
And then there were other guys, other children.
Et puis il y avait d'autres garçons, d'autres enfants.
— The Intouchables (2011)
What if there were simpler explanations for the wanderers?
Et s'il existait des explications plus simples pour les errants ?
— Agora (2009)
There were more spectators than I had expected.
Il y avait plus de spectateurs que je ne m’y attendais.
There were four chairs by the table.
Il y avait quatre chaises autour de la table.
There were lots of people in the stadium.
Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans le stade.
It was a pleasant day, but there were few people in the park.
C’était une belle journée, mais il y avait peu de monde dans le parc.
There were other big players out there.
Il y avait d'autres acteurs importants sur le marché.
— Who Am I (2014)
Il y a eu de nombreuses victimes.
There were rumors about a misfortune.
Des rumeurs circulaient au sujet d'un malheur.
There were a lot of witnesses.
Il y avait beaucoup de témoins.
There were quite a few students absent from class today.
Il y avait pas mal d’élèves absents en classe aujourd’hui.
I wasn’t catching all his words; there were too many of them.
Je ne comprenais pas tous ses mots ; il y en avait trop.
Old as is the idea, however, there were one or two details which were new to me.
L’idée a beau être ancienne, il y avait tout de même un ou deux détails que je ne connaissais pas.
I didn't know there were Shiite terrorists in Madrid.
Je ne savais pas qu'il y avait des terroristes chiites à Madrid.
— Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)
There were thirty passengers on the bus.
Il y avait trente passagers dans le bus.
There were only six people at the meeting.
Il n'y avait que six personnes à la réunion.
I'm told that there were communists on the project.
On m’a dit qu’il y avait des communistes dans le projet.
— Oppenheimer (2023)
Il y avait d’autres dépenses.
There were few, if any, trees.
Il y avait peu d’arbres, voire aucun.
She said there were others inside the facility, and they had to warn them.
Elle a dit qu’il y en avait d’autres à l’intérieur de l’établissement et qu’ils devaient les prévenir.
— Cold Storage (2026)
And even before that, maybe there were genes in the water and air.
Et même avant cela, il y avait peut-être des gènes dans l'eau et dans l'air.
— Akira (1988)
There were good times of course.
Il y a eu de bons moments, bien sûr.
— Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
No; there were some, but the monster has eaten them all.
Non ; il y en avait quelques-uns, mais le monstre les a tous mangés.
If there were, everyone would want some.
S'il y en avait, tout le monde en voudrait.
— Carandiru (2003)
There were ten thick volumes, and the notebooks went on for longer.
Il y avait dix gros volumes, et les carnets étaient encore plus longs.
I thought there were more important things than being with you and your mom.
Je pensais qu'il y avait des choses plus importantes que d'être avec toi et ta mère.
— Amores Perros (2000)
There were Algerian flags everywhere.
Des drapeaux algériens étaient partout.
Il y a eu des survivants.
Il y avait beaucoup de monde.
There were candles everywhere.
Il y avait des bougies partout.
Il y avait des mouches partout.
And there were tons of dried mushrooms at his place.
Et il y avait des tonnes de champignons séchés chez lui.
— The Wailing (2016)
There were guys, that's all they did all day, was take care of Paulie's calls.
Il y avait des gars dont le seul boulot, toute la journée, était de s’occuper des appels de Paulie.
— GoodFellas (1990)
There were fifty passengers on board the bus.
Il y avait cinquante passagers à bord du bus.
If there were a water source, it would be worth double.
S'il y avait une source d'eau, sa valeur serait le double.
— Jean de Florette (1986)
Yes, there were people around, but I had to go after him.
Oui, il y avait du monde autour, mais je devais le poursuivre.
— Bicycle Thieves (1948)
There were this many fan letters sent to the station!
Il y a eu autant de lettres de fans envoyées à la station !
— Perfect Blue (1998)
There were a lot of people on the street.
Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans la rue.
There were a lot of people there that I didn't know.
Il y avait beaucoup de gens que je ne connaissais pas.
There were few passengers who were safe.
Peu de passagers étaient en sécurité.
I wish there were a French translation of this book.
J’aimerais qu’il existe une traduction française de ce livre.
There were more than twenty train cars behind the locomotive.
Il y avait plus de vingt wagons derrière la locomotive.
There were thirty people present at the meeting.
Trente personnes étaient présentes à la réunion.
There were flowers everywhere.
Il y avait des fleurs partout.
There were six people at the concert last week.
Il y avait six personnes au concert la semaine dernière.
And what if there were nothing left but to die?
Et si tout ce qui restait à faire était de mourir ?
— War and Peace (1968)