there was
Il y a eu une attaque de deux hélicoptères.
There was an attack by two helicopters.
— The Salt of the Earth (2014)
Il y a eu une douzaine de "nouveaux" Nouveau Testament.
There have been a dozen “new” New Testaments.
— The Man from Earth (2007)
Il y a eu un petit règlement de compte.
There was a bit of settling of scores.
— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Il était tellement ravi qu'il y a eu dix enfants.
He was so delighted that there were ten children.
— Masaan (2015)
There was a gunshot.
Mon mari est mort, hélas, et il y a eu la guerre.
My husband died, alas, and then there was the war.
— Vacances à Venise (1955)
Il y a eu un petit malentendu.
There was a slight misunderstanding.
— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)
Il y a eu une explosion dans le labo.
There was an explosion in the lab.
Il y a eu confusion avec la vraie remplaçante.
There was confusion with the actual replacement.
— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)
Il y a eu un accident de la route.
There was a road accident.
Il y a eu un cambriolage chez Gringotts.
There has been a burglary at Gringotts.
— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)
Il y a eu une bagarre devant le magasin quand le nouveau produit est sorti.
There was a fight in front of the store when the new product came out.
There has been a change.
There was something new.
Il y a eu un public très nombreux au concert d'hier.
There was a very large audience at yesterday’s concert.
There has been a break-in.
Il y a eu des hauts et des bas.
There have been ups and downs.
There was something else.
There were many deaths.
Il y a eu de nombreux meurtres, l'année passée.
There were many murders last year.
Il y a eu soudainement un changement de plan.
There was a sudden change of plan.
There was a short circuit.
There have been changes.
Euh, il y a eu du grabuge dans un surplus militaire.
Uh, there was a commotion at a military surplus store.
— Chute libre (1993)
Mon père était resté seul à élever les vaches, mais il y a eu un problème.
My father was left alone to raise the cows, but there was a problem.
— Burning (2018)
There were some good times.
Il y a eu de nombreux meurtres, l'année dernière.
There were many murders last year.
S'il y a eu inondation puis court-circuit, elle est bonne pour la casse.
If it was flooded and then short-circuited, it's a write-off.
— Salyut-7 (2017)
Il y a eu hier un fort tremblement de terre.
There was a strong earthquake yesterday.
Il y a eu plusieurs coups de feu.
There were several shots fired.
Et puis un jour, il y a eu ce congrès à Berlin-Ouest.
And then one day, there was that congress in West Berlin.
— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)
S'il y a eu sabotage, ça ne vient pas de ce côté.
If there was sabotage, it didn't come from this side.
— Avengers (2012)
Il y a eu un accident sur le bord de la route.
There was an accident on the side of the road.
Was there a wedding here?
Il y a eu une fusillade cet après-midi à Sheung Wan.
There was a shooting in Sheung Wan this afternoon.
— Infernal Affairs (2002)
Il y a eu tant d'histoires autour de ça aux nouvelles, dernièrement.
There have been so many stories about it on the news lately.
— Tár (2022)
Il y a eu un homme dans ta vie.
There was a man in your life.
— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)
There was a reception.
— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)
Et il y a eu une fuite de gaz à côté.
And there was a gas leak nearby.
— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)
Pendant que nous buvions le thé, il y a eu un tremblement de terre.
While we were drinking tea, there was an earthquake.
Il y a quelques années, il y a eu un énorme scandale.
A few years ago there was a huge scandal.
Il y a eu un changement de plan.
There has been a change of plan.
Il y a eu un orage terrible, ce soir-là, tu te rappelles ?
There was a terrible storm that evening, remember?
— Retour vers le futur (1985)
Il avait vieilli, puis il y a eu la tempête.
He had grown old, and then the storm hit.
— The Road Home (1999)
There was just one problem.
— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)
Il y a eu une explosion, Votre Éminence, sur la Piazza Barberini.
There has been an explosion, Your Eminence, in Piazza Barberini.
— Conclave (2024)
Il y a eu un incident en Chine.
There was an incident in China.
Il y a quelques années, il y a eu un glissement de terrain.
A few years ago, there was a landslide.
— Suzume (2022)
There was a battle.
Il y a eu un changement de plans.
There has been a change of plans.
There was a complication.
There was a commotion.
Il y a eu un accident sur l'autoroute.
There has been an accident on the highway.
There was an argument.
Il y a eu une terrible erreur.
There was a terrible mistake.
There was a misunderstanding.
Il y a eu toutes ces folies, et puis ces trucs ont commencé à apparaître.
There were all these crazy things, and then these things started to appear.
— Retour à Silent Hill (2026)
Il y a eu un problème, j'ai dû renvoyer Cidinha.
There was a problem; I had to send Cidinha back.
— Aquarius (2016)
Il y a eu quelques passagers dans le train qui ont été blessés dans l'accident.
There were a few passengers on the train who were injured in the accident.
There was an investigation.
Il y a eu beaucoup de clients.
There were a lot of customers.
Il y a eu beaucoup d'activités dans le bureau ce matin.
There was a lot of activity in the office this morning.
Il y a eu un déluge d'applaudissements.
There was a thunderous round of applause.
Il y a eu un avocat dans la famille depuis des générations.
There has been a lawyer in the family for generations.
Cette nuit-là, il y a eu une mutinerie.
That night there was a mutiny.
Il y a eu un accident de circulation ce matin.
There was a traffic accident this morning.
Il y a eu un léger changement de plan.
There has been a slight change of plan.
Il y a eu une évolution significative dans l'affaire du bambin disparu.
There has been a significant development in the case of the missing toddler.
Il y a eu une panne d'électricité pendant le typhon.
There was a power outage during the typhoon.
Elle est violente, Mme Bishop, il y a eu agression.
She is violent, Ms. Bishop; an assault took place.
— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
Il y a eu une énorme explosion.
There was a huge explosion.
Il y a eu de vives réactions dans les couloirs du palais.
There were strong reactions in the palace corridors.
— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)
Il y a eu une descente, le Bouquetin a été enlevé.
There was a raid, the ibex was taken away.
— Une bataille après l'autre (2025)
Après tout ce qu'il y a eu entre nous ?
After everything that happened between us?
— Faute d'amour (2017)
There were shots fired.
There were three survivors.
Memsahib réalise qu'il y a eu une injustice.
Memsahib realizes that an injustice has occurred.
— Lagaan (2001)
Il y a eu un accident de la route ici.
There was a road accident here.