there were

There were just the three of us in the cabin.

Nous n'étions que trois dans la cabine.

— Double Indemnity (1944)

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 only goats today again.

Aujourd’hui encore, il n’y avait que des chèvres.

— Suck Me Shakespeer (2013)

There were a lot of people in the stadium.

Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans le stade.

There were too many words in this trial.

Il y avait trop de mots dans ce procès.

— Anatomy of a Fall (2023)

There were rumors.

Des rumeurs circulaient.

— The Wind Rises (2013)

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.

There were creatures lurking in the shadows.

Des créatures se tapissaient dans l’ombre.

There were various objects in the room.

La pièce contenait divers objets.

There were some boys playing near the river.

Des garçons jouaient près de la rivière.

There were flies everywhere.

Il y avait des mouches partout.

Then the next day there were several more.

Puis, le lendemain, il y en avait plusieurs autres.

— Solaris (1972)

But there were some who resisted.

Mais certains ont résisté.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

There were ten eggs in all.

Il y avait dix œufs en tout.

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 numerous victims.

Il y a eu de nombreuses victimes.

There were many people in the room.

Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans la pièce.

There were a hundred people in the hall.

Il y avait une centaine de personnes dans la salle.

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)

There were rats, Dad.

Il y avait des rats, papa.

— Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

There were more spectators than I had expected.

Il y avait plus de spectateurs que je ne m’y attendais.

There were blood stains on the floor.

Il y avait des taches de sang sur le sol.

I wish there were a French translation of this book.

J’aimerais qu’il existe une traduction française de ce livre.

By my count, there were only four dummies.

Si je ne m'abuse, il n'y avait que quatre mannequins.

— Toy Story 4 (2019)

There were so many terrible things going on around us.

Il se passait tellement de choses terribles autour de nous.

— Article 15 (2019)

I never said there were naked women.

Je n'ai jamais dit qu'il y avait des femmes nues.

— The Chorus (2004)

There were fifty passengers on board the bus.

Il y avait cinquante passagers à bord du bus.

There were survivors.

Il y a eu des survivants.

I didn't know there were sex dolls!

Je ne savais pas que les poupées sexuelles existaient !

— Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

There were gods up there then.

Il y avait des dieux là-haut, alors.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

And just yesterday there were rumors that he'd succumbed to depression.

Et pas plus tard qu’hier, des rumeurs couraient selon lesquelles il aurait succombé à la dépression.

— Downfall (2004)

There were a few pages missing from the book.

Il manquait quelques pages au livre.

There were other big players out there.

Il y avait d'autres acteurs importants sur le marché.

— Who Am I (2014)

There were a site, I tell you Mrs. Awasthi.

Il y avait un site, je vous dis, madame Awasthi.

— Like Stars on Earth (2007)

There were six sheep in the field.

Il y avait six moutons dans le champ.

There were few passengers who were safe.

Peu de passagers étaient en sécurité.

Yes, there were bad angels once.

Oui, il y a eu des mauvais anges autrefois.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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)

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)

He brought a chest, in which there were very valuable goods.

Il apporta un coffre qui contenait des objets de grande valeur.

There were four chairs by the table.

Il y avait quatre chaises autour de la table.

There were thirty people present at the meeting.

Trente personnes étaient présentes à la réunion.

There were lots of people in the stadium.

Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans le stade.

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 Algerian flags everywhere.

Des drapeaux algériens étaient partout.

There were only six people at the meeting.

Il n'y avait que six personnes à la réunion.

There were a lot of people on the street.

Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans la rue.

There were toward a thousand people.

Il y avait environ mille personnes.

There were never any outsiders around.

Il n’y avait jamais d’étrangers dans les parages.

— GoodFellas (1990)

There were demonstrators, cops, and even the damn army!

Il y avait des manifestants, des policiers, et même cette satanée armée !

— Akira (1988)

I wish there were more people like you.

J’aimerais qu’il y ait davantage de gens comme toi.

There were flowers everywhere.

Il y avait des fleurs partout.

There were ten of us children.

Nous étions dix enfants.

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

There were hundreds of cars on the street.

Il y avait des centaines de voitures dans la rue.

And then there were other guys, other children.

Et puis il y avait d'autres garçons, d'autres enfants.

— The Intouchables (2011)

And there were tons of dried mushrooms at his place.

Et il y avait des tonnes de champignons séchés chez lui.

— The Wailing (2016)

I'm told that there were Communists on the project.

On me dit qu’il y avait des communistes sur le projet.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

There were three of them.

Ils étaient trois.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

There were a lot of girls at the party.

Il y avait beaucoup de filles à la fête.

There were too many civilians.

Il y avait trop de civils.

— Agent Zeta (2026)

There were rumors about a misfortune.

Des rumeurs circulaient au sujet d'un malheur.

There were more than fifty girls at the party.

Il y avait plus de cinquante filles à la fête.

I wish there were a better translation of this book.

J’aimerais qu’il existe une meilleure traduction de ce livre.

There were so many things to do.

Il y avait tellement de choses à faire.

There were fifty passengers on the plane.

Il y avait cinquante passagers dans l’avion.

But there were children.

Mais il y avait des enfants.

— The Orphanage (2007)

There were teachers yelling.

Des professeurs criaient.

There were good times of course.

Il y a eu de bons moments, bien sûr.

— Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)

And there were my father's stories.

Et puis, il y avait les histoires de mon père.

— My Friend Ivan Lapshin (1985)

There were a few passengers in the train who were injured in the accident.

Quelques passagers du train ont été blessés dans l'accident.

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 plenty of guests in the hall.

Il y avait beaucoup d'invités dans la salle.

If there were, everyone would want some.

S'il y en avait, tout le monde en voudrait.

— Carandiru (2003)

There were maybe up to a thousand people there.

Il y avait peut-être jusqu’à mille personnes.

There were all sorts of group activities.

Il y avait toutes sortes d’activités de groupe.

There were so many Rays in the neighborhood.

Il y avait tellement de Rays dans le quartier.

— Mystic River (2003)

There were few, if any, cases.

Il y avait peu de cas, voire aucun.

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 still no visual signs of spring.

Il n’y avait toujours aucun signe visible du printemps.

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)

There were four players ahead of you.

Il y avait quatre joueurs devant toi.

— Society of the Snow (2023)

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)

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 lots of people on the street when the parade came by.

Il y avait beaucoup de monde dans la rue au passage du défilé.

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.

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.

Actually there were rumors about her from way back.

En réalité, des rumeurs circulaient à son sujet depuis longtemps.

— Mother (2009)

There were only three presents under the Christmas tree.

Il n’y avait que trois cadeaux sous le sapin de Noël.

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 traces of blood inside Dan's car.

Il y avait des traces de sang à l’intérieur de la voiture de Dan.

There were several rooms still vacant.

Plusieurs chambres étaient encore vacantes.

There were nine children in our family.

Nous avions neuf enfants dans notre famille.

— Malcolm X (1992)

I told you there were things.

Je t’ai dit qu’il y avait des choses.

— Return to Silent Hill (2026)

I wish there were some cute guys in my class.

J’aimerais qu’il y ait des garçons mignons dans ma classe.

There were witnesses.

Il y avait des témoins.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

There were some students in the classroom.

Il y avait quelques élèves dans la salle de classe.

There were flowers on his grave.

Il y avait des fleurs sur sa tombe.

There were hundreds of them.

Ils étaient des centaines.

— The Wind Rises (2013)

Oh yes, there were dirty mattresses.

Ah oui, il y avait des matelas sales.

— Aquarius (2016)

There were only a few days left before Christmas.

Il ne restait que quelques jours avant Noël.

There were many presents under the Christmas tree.

Il y avait beaucoup de cadeaux sous le sapin de Noël.

There were a lot of men among the inhabitants.

Il y avait beaucoup d’hommes parmi les habitants.

There were too many enemies tonight.

Il y avait trop d’ennemis ce soir.

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

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 more than twenty train cars behind the locomotive.

Il y avait plus de vingt wagons derrière la locomotive.

There were candles everywhere.

Il y avait des bougies partout.

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 some boats on the lake.

Il y avait quelques bateaux sur le lac.

There were five of them.

Ils étaient cinq.

— Tampopo (1985)

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)

There were ten accidents in as many days.

Il y a eu dix accidents en autant de jours.

There were guns everywhere.

Il y avait des armes partout.

— Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

And there were these horrible magazines with water stains.

Et il y avait ces horribles magazines avec des taches d'eau.

— Juno (2007)

There were a great many people at the airport.

Il y avait énormément de monde à l’aéroport.

There were times when I missed you.

Il m’est arrivé de penser à toi.

— Devdas (2002)

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 quite a few students absent from class today.

Il y avait pas mal d’élèves absents en classe aujourd’hui.

There were more people present at the birthday party than was expected.

Il y avait plus de monde que prévu à la fête d’anniversaire.

There were bits of broken glass on the floor.

Il y avait des morceaux de verre brisé sur le sol.

There were so many mosquitoes that.

Il y avait tellement de moustiques que

— Piku (2015)

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)

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 four!

Ils étaient quatre !

— Lady Vengeance (2005)

Recently, there were losses.

Récemment, il y a eu des pertes.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

There were lots of people.

Il y avait beaucoup de monde.

There were a few children in the room.

Il y avait quelques enfants dans la pièce.

There were some opportunities, but they all fell through.

Il y a eu quelques opportunités, mais elles ont toutes échoué.

— Audition (2000)

What if there were mistakes?

Et s'il y avait des erreurs ?

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

There were bruises, yes.

Il y avait des bleus, oui.

— Tell No One (2006)

Um, there were three, led by the junior senator from Massachusetts.

Euh, ils étaient trois, emmenés par le sénateur junior du Massachusetts.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

There were no other survivors.

Il n’y avait pas d’autres survivants.

They told me they wanted me in the room in case there were any questions.

Ils m'ont dit qu'ils voulaient que je sois dans la pièce au cas où il y aurait des questions.

— Send Help (2026)

There were eight men who sold Korea to Japan, getting rank in return.

Huit hommes ont vendu la Corée au Japon en échange de titres.

— Assassination (2015)

If there's hostages, how come there were no ransom demands?

S’il y a des otages, comment se fait-il qu’il n’y ait eu aucune demande de rançon ?

— Die Hard (1988)

There were three of us and two died on the way here.

Nous étions trois et deux sont morts en chemin.

— Project Hail Mary (2026)

There were rumors of espionage at Los Alamos.

Il y avait des rumeurs d'espionnage à Los Alamos.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

You know, they told me there were going to be jokes.

Vous savez, ils m'avaient dit qu'il y aurait des blagues.

— State and Main (2000)

There were not many present.

Il n’y avait pas beaucoup de monde.

When I was little, I was told there were witches in the fire.

Quand j'étais petit, on me disait qu'il y avait des sorcières dans le feu.

— Diva (1981)

There were such intense scenes in the film!

Il y avait des scènes tellement intenses dans le film !

— Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

There were only two of them, Sardar.

Ils n'étaient que deux, Sardar.

— Super 30 (2019)