he had some
Mais il en avait quand tu l'as épousé ?
But he had some when you married him?
— Assurance sur la mort (1944)
Bill ne savait pas ce que ça voulait dire, mais il en avait l'idée.
Bill didn't know what it meant, but he had an idea.
— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
He had one.
Il en avait marre de couler dans mes veines.
He was tired of flowing through my veins.
— Rang de Basanti (2006)
Comme il en avait deux, il avait mal plus souvent que les autres.
Since he had two of them, he was in pain more often than the others.
— Sympathy for Mister Vengeance (2002)
He needed it.
Il en avait une quand il m'a prise en stop.
He had one when he picked me up hitchhiking.
— Diva (1981)
Je fus la seule à dire la vérité à ton père quand il en avait besoin.
I was the only one who told your father the truth when he needed it.
— Guerre et Paix (1968)
Peter n'avait pas un enfant il en avait deux.
Peter didn't have one child; he had two.
— Insaisissables 3 (2025)
Il en avait marre de la vie en ville.
He was tired of city life.