il s'appelait

his name was

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his name was Used to say what a man's name was in the past.
FR: Il s'appelait Marc.
EN: His name was Marc.

Voldemort, ou comme il s'appelait alors, Tom Jedusor.

Voldemort, or whatever his name was then, Tom Riddle.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Il s'appelait Batts.

His name was Batts.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Je pense qu'il s'appelait Hockley.

I think his name was Hockley.

— Titanic (1997)

Il s'appelait Pamve.

His name was Pamve.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Il s'appelait comment ?

What was his name?

— Requiem pour un massacre (1985)

Je crois qu'il s'appelait Guillermo.

I think his name was Guillermo.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

Elle tomba amoureuse de lui, mais ne savait même pas comment il s'appelait.

She fell in love with him, but she didn't even know his name.

Il s'appelait Cumberbund.

His name was Cumberbund.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Il s'appelait déjà comme ça, Tyson.

He was already called that, Tyson.

— Un prophète (2009)

Il s'appelait Sean Casey.

His name was Sean Casey.

— Whiplash (2014)

Comment il s'appelait ?

What was his name?

— Les Choristes (2004)

Il s'appelait Meng Si Zhao.

His name was Meng Si Zhao.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Il s'appelait Modergrad.

His name was Modergrad.

— Idiocracy (2006)

Il s'appelait Gauguin.

His name was Gauguin.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Il s'appelait Aristote.

His name was Aristotle.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il s'appelait Nero, le dernier de l'empire romulien.

His name was Nero, the last of the Romulian Empire.

— Star Trek (2009)

Il s'appelait Reyeb.

His name was Reyeb.

— Un prophète (2009)

Il s'appelait Giovanni.

His name was Giovanni.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Nous lui avons demandé comment il s'appelait.

We asked him what his name was.

Et il s'appelait comment ?

And what was his name?

— La Plateforme (2019)

Comment il s'appelait déjà ?

What was his name again?

Cet homme m'a dit qu'il s'appelait Tom Jackson.

This man told me his name was Tom Jackson.

Il s'appelait Narong.

His name was Narong.

— Cemetery of Splendour (2015)

Depuis tout petit, quand il s'appelait encore "Petit Dé".

Ever since he was little, back when he was still called “Little Dé.”

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il s'appelait Black Jack Brady.

His name was Black Jack Brady.

— Rebecca (1940)

Bordel, il s'appelait comment ?

Damn, what was his name again?

— Mystic River (2003)

Il s'appelait Ray Harris.

His name was Ray Harris.

— Mystic River (2003)