il eut

had

→ il
phrase Uncommon #19,913
had Literary past tense of avoir. In modern spoken French, this is usually replaced by il a eu.
FR: Il eut une bonne idée.
EN: He had a good idea.

Il eut l'air de l'apprécier.

He seemed to appreciate it.

Il eut une bonne idée.

He had a good idea.

Il eut de la chance et remporta la compétition.

He was lucky and won the competition.

Il eut un accident du travail.

He had an accident at work.

Il eut la gentillesse de me conduire à travers l'exposition.

He was kind enough to show me around the exhibition.

Il eut l'amabilité de me conduire à l'hôpital.

He was kind enough to drive me to the hospital.

Il eut une nouvelle idée.

He had a new idea.

Hélas, il eut moins de chance que son père.

Alas, he was less fortunate than his father.

Il eut des mots avec son ami et le frappa alors.

He had words with his friend and then hit him.

Il eut un contrat pour gérer la plupart des mines.

He obtained a contract to manage most of the mines.

— Gangs of Wasseypur : 1ère partie (2012)

Il eut beau essayer, il ne put pas s'extirper du labyrinthe.

Try as he might, he couldn't escape the labyrinth.

Il eut la mâchoire cassée et il perdit quelques dents.

He had his jaw broken and lost some teeth.

Il eut l'honneur d'être présenté à un grand écrivain.

He had the honor of being introduced to a great writer.

Il eut du mal à finir son travail.

He had difficulty finishing his work.

Il eut une amère expérience.

He had a bitter experience.

Il eut beau essayer, mon opinion ne changea pas.

No matter how hard he tried, my opinion didn’t change.

Il eut tort.

He was wrong.

Elle lui recommanda d'aller au poste de police mais il eut peur de le faire.

She advised him to go to the police station, but he was afraid to do so.

Il eut la gentillesse de m'indiquer le chemin.

He was kind enough to show me the way.