ils firent

Mes visiteurs firent signe à Chiang de monter l’escalier devant eux.

My visitors motioned for Chiang to go up the stairs ahead of them.

Elles firent ce qu'on leur avait dit.

They did what they had been told.

Elles firent ce qu'il fallait.

They did what was necessary.

Elles firent toutes objection à sa proposition.

They all objected to his proposal.

Les allégations qu'elles firent étaient infondées.

The allegations they made were unfounded.

Elles firent le bon choix.

They made the right choice.

Ses blagues nous firent rire.

His jokes made us laugh.

Aussitôt qu'ils me virent, ils me firent signe de la main.

As soon as they saw me, they waved to me.

Et ni lui ni le trésor ne firent jamais reparler d'eux.

And neither he nor the treasure was ever heard from again.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Mais ils n'en firent rien.

But they did nothing of the sort.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Ils le firent travailler du matin au soir.

They made him work from morning to night.

Ils le firent attendre un long moment dehors.

They made him wait outside for a long time.

Les nazis firent disparaître son nom des livres d'histoire.

The Nazis erased his name from history books.

Les bonnes nouvelles lui firent monter les larmes aux yeux.

The good news brought tears to her eyes.

Ils le firent travailler.

They made him work.