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elle devait

she had to

→ elle
phrase Uncommon #17,847
she had to Depending on context, it can also mean “she was supposed to” or “she must have.”
FR: Elle devait partir tôt.
EN: She had to leave early.

Elle devait le connaître.

She must have known him.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Elle devait m'attendre.

She was supposed to wait for me.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Elle devait aussi boire beaucoup d’eau.

She also had to drink a lot of water.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Avez-vous découvert pourquoi elle devait vous voir ?

Did you find out why she needed to see you?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Elle devait savoir qu'elle avait un cancer.

She must have known that she had cancer.

Elle devait s'entretenir de quelque chose avec lui.

She was supposed to discuss something with him.

Elle devait venir toute seule.

She was supposed to come on her own.

— Il était Temps (2013)

Elle devait faire des courses dans l'après-midi.

She was supposed to run some errands in the afternoon.

Elle devait me payer tout de suite, au taux convenu.

She was supposed to pay me immediately, at the agreed rate.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Elle devait accoucher dans quatre semaines.

She was due to give birth in four weeks.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Elle devait les déposer vendredi à la banque.

She was supposed to drop them off at the bank on Friday.

— Psychose (1960)

Puisqu'elle devait venir à cinq heures.

Since she was supposed to come at five o'clock.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Elle devait beaucoup t'aimer.

She must have loved you very much.

— Une fiancée pas comme les autres (2007)

Mais elle devait choisir le prince élu pour elle.

But she had to choose the prince chosen for her.

Elle devait voir ton ami.

She was supposed to see your friend.

— Tesis (1996)

Elle devait rentrer chez elle.

She had to go home.

— The Wandering Earth (2019)

Elle devait lui manquer terriblement.

He must have missed her terribly.

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

Elle devait appartenir à un nain.

It must have belonged to a dwarf.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Elle devait être là à cinq heures précises.

She was supposed to be there at five o'clock sharp.

Elle devait les porter avant ma naissance.

She must have been wearing them before I was born.

Ça veut dire qu'elle devait connaître son agresseur.

That means she must have known her attacker.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Et elle devait avoir un rhume ou quelque chose.

And she must have had a cold or something.

Elle n'avait pas fini un livre qu'elle devait passer à un autre.

She hadn't finished one book before she had to move on to another.

— Picnic (1955)

Elle devait se déshabiller.

She had to get undressed.

— Tesis (1996)

Elle devait lui parler de quelque chose.

She had to talk to him about something.

Est-ce que quelqu'un a dit à Marie à quelle heure elle devait être là ?

Did anyone tell Marie what time she was supposed to be there?