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il m'a fallu

I had to

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phrase Common #9,535
I had to Can also mean “it took me” when followed by an amount of time.
FR: Il m'a fallu partir tôt.
EN: I had to leave early.

Il m'a fallu te voir.

I had to see you.

Il m'a fallu terminer ce que j'avais commencé.

I had to finish what I had started.

Il m'a fallu travailler le week-end dernier.

I had to work last weekend.

Il m'a fallu m'occuper de vous.

I had to take care of you.

Il m'a fallu sortir de la maison.

I had to leave the house.

Il m'a fallu sortir d'ici.

I had to get out of here.

Il m'a fallu un certain temps pour comprendre.

It took me a while to understand.

— Solaris (1972)

Il m'a fallu six mois entiers pour maîtriser mon premier déguisement.

It took me a full six months to master my first disguise.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Il m'a fallu des années pour arriver à parler cette langue.

It took me years to be able to speak this language.

— Avatar : La Voie de l'eau (2022)

Il m'a fallu aller chercher quelque chose dans ma chambre.

I had to go get something from my room.

Il m'a fallu faire mon devoir.

I had to do my homework.

Il m'a fallu tout refaire.

I had to redo everything.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Il m'a fallu changer les règles.

I had to change the rules.

Il m'a fallu le faire aujourd'hui.

I had to do it today.

Il m'a fallu deux heures pour résoudre ce problème.

It took me two hours to solve this problem.

Il m'a fallu retourner chez moi.

I had to go back home.

Il m'a fallu de l'aide.

I needed help.

Il m'a fallu prendre soin de la situation.

I had to take care of the situation.

Il m'a fallu vérifier quelque chose, un point c'est tout.

I just needed to check something, that's all.

Il m'a fallu un an pour avoir un rendez-vous.

It took me a year to get an appointment.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Il m'a fallu toute la vie pour l'inventer.

It took me my whole life to invent it.

— Princess Bride (1987)

J'ai eu des problèmes qu'il m'a fallu traiter.

I had some problems that I had to deal with.

Il m'a fallu sortir de là.

I had to get out of there.

Il m'a fallu trois jours pour nettoyer la pièce.

It took me three days to clean the room.

Il m'a fallu effectuer un choix.

I had to make a choice.

Il m'a fallu faire ce que j'ai fait.

I had to do what I did.

Il m'a fallu cinq heures pour arranger ça.

It took me five hours to fix that.

— Benni (2019)

Il m'a fallu cinq minutes pour résoudre le problème.

It took me five minutes to solve the problem.

Il m'a fallu faire un choix.

I had to make a choice.

Il m'a fallu deux jambes cassées pour me lever sur mes pieds.

It took two broken legs for me to get back on my feet.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Il m'a fallu le faire moi-même.

I had to do it myself.

Il m'a fallu un certain temps pour saisir de quoi il parlait.

It took me a while to understand what he was talking about.

Il m'a fallu y retourner.

I had to go back there.

Il m'a fallu quelques heures pour le dessiner.

It took me a few hours to draw it.

Il m'a fallu en faire un essai.

I had to give it a try.

Hélas, il m'a fallu vivre ces jours de malheur.

Alas, I had to live through those days of misery.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Tu n'imagines pas ce qu'il m'a fallu inventer.

You can't imagine what I had to come up with.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Il m'a fallu deux heures pour atteindre Yokohama.

It took me two hours to reach Yokohama.

Il m'a fallu m'occuper de toi.

I had to take care of you.

Il m'a fallu me tailler d'ici.

I had to get out of here.