there was only
Je me souviens quand il n'y avait que nous deux, Cece.
I remember when it was just the two of us, Cece.
— La Femme de ménage (2025)
Aussi loin qu'il puisse voir il n'y avait que du sable.
As far as he could see, there was nothing but sand.
If only that were all.
Il n'y avait que six personnes à la réunion.
There were only six people at the meeting.
Il n'y avait que six personnes à la fête.
There were only six people at the party.
There were just the two of us.
Il n'y avait que nous trois au chalet.
There were just the three of us at the chalet.
— Assurance sur la mort (1944)
That was all there was to it.
There was only us.