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il restait

there were ... left

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there were ... left Imperfect form of rester. Often used to say how much time, food, or another quantity was left.
FR: Il restait encore un peu de temps avant le train.
EN: There was still a little time left before the train.

Il restait là, à regarder Tom.

He stood there, looking at Tom.

Il restait des spores !

There were still spores left!

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Mais il restait toujours la discipline de l'acier.

But there was still the discipline of steel.

Il restait Ray Tout-Court.

There was still Ray Tout-Court left.

— Mystic River (2003)

Il restait une chose à faire.

There was one thing left to do.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

J'avais presque tout le plan en tête, mais il restait à régler les détails.

I had almost the whole plan in my head, but the details still needed to be worked out.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il restait peu de sucre dans le bocal.

There was little sugar left in the jar.

Il restait deux jours.

There were two days left.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Il restait dans un coin pour que personne le remarque.

He stayed in a corner so that no one would notice him.

— Blow Out (1981)

Il restait une seule chambre.

There was only one room left.

— Your Name. (2016)

Il restait quelqu'un ?

Was anyone left?

— Ouvre les yeux (1997)

Il restait encore quelque chose.

There was still something left.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Il restait de la place à l'avant du bus.

There was still room at the front of the bus.

C'est tout ce qu'il restait.

That's all that was left.

Il restait à savoir s'il il aurait le coeur de poursuivre, jusqu'au bout.

It remained to be seen whether he would have the heart to carry on to the very end.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)

Il restait quelques tours avant la fin.

There were a few laps left before the end.

— Senna (2010)