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avait un

had a

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phrase Uncommon #17,543
had a Used with the imperfect tense of avoir to say someone possessed or had something in the past.
FR: Il avait un vélo rouge.
EN: He had a red bike.

Ziri avait un Nokia.

Ziri had a Nokia.

Dan avait un parfait alibi.

Dan had a perfect alibi.

Je n'ai jamais su que Chaddasaab avait un neveu !

I never knew that Chaddasaab had a nephew!

— New York Masala (2003)

Le criminel avait un complice.

The criminal had an accomplice.

David avait un QI pas trop élevé.

David had a not very high IQ.

Un des anciens locataires avait un kangourou.

One of the former tenants had a kangaroo.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Mon père avait un cousin à New York qui nous a aidés.

My father had a cousin in New York who helped us.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Ça avait un goût sucré.

It tasted sweet.

Mais Wasseypur avait un avantage.

But Wasseypur had an advantage.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Même si c'est dur pour toi, Ponyo avait un destin contre lequel on ne peut rien.

Even though it’s hard for you, Ponyo had a destiny that couldn’t be changed.

— Ponyo sur la falaise (2008)

Waldir avait un orchestre.

Waldir had an orchestra.

— L'Agent secret (2025)

Ziri avait un revolver.

Ziri had a revolver.

Mark avait un surnom ridicule.

Mark had a ridiculous nickname.

Cyrano avait un très grand nez.

Cyrano had a very big nose.

Dan avait un garage plein de voitures de collection.

Dan had a garage full of classic cars.

Il était une fois un poulet qui avait un pain suédois.

Once upon a time there was a chicken who had a Swedish bun.

Le lait avait un goût aigre.

The milk tasted sour.

Le seigneur avait un pouvoir absolu sur ses sujets.

The lord had absolute power over his subjects.

Tom avait un adorable chien.

Tom had a lovely dog.

Sami avait un rencard.

Sami had a date.

Mais ils ne savaient pas que la Cité avait un boss, maintenant.

But they didn't know that the City had a boss now.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Son quartier le quartier reptile avait un clocher.

His neighborhood, the reptile quarter, had a bell tower.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)