ils ont eu

they had

→ il

phrase Uncommon #16,698

they had The past-tense form of “they have”; the exact meaning depends on what follows, as in “they had children” or “they were afraid.”

FR: Ils ont eu une bonne idée.

EN: They had a good idea.

Ils ont eu plein de succès.

They were very successful.

Ils ont eu Sonny sur l'autoroute.

They got Sonny on the highway.

Ils ont eu une très bonne idée.

They had a very good idea.

Ils ont eu vent de ceci avant notre départ.

They heard about this before we left.

Qu'ils ont eu un enfant ensemble ?

That they had a child together?

— Oh Boy (2012)

Ils ont eu confiance en nous.

They put their trust in us.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Le mois passé, ils ont eu beaucoup de pluie en France.

Last month they had a lot of rain in France.

Ils ont eu une chaude discussion.

They had a heated discussion.

Ils ont eu ton message.

They got your message.

Ils ont eu le plaisir, t'as la misère !

They had all the fun, while you're the one suffering!

— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)

Bon, ils ont essayé de nous tuer les premiers et ils ont eu le dessous.

Well, they tried to kill us first, and they got the worst of it.

Ils ont eu une réunion.

They had a meeting.

Ils ont eu un accident de voiture.

They were in a car accident.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Ils ont eu du mal à les identifier.

They had trouble identifying them.

— La Mouche (1986)

Ils ont eu leur argent.

They got their money.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Ils ont eu si peur qu'ils n'avaient rien à dire.

They were so scared that they had nothing to say.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Ils ont eu honte.

They felt ashamed.

— Kin-dza-dza! (1986)

Ils ont eu plusieurs occasions de parler anglais.

They had several opportunities to speak English.

Et ils ont eu beau faire, ils n'ont trouvé personne pour témoigner.

And no matter what they did, they couldn't find anyone to testify.

— Andreï Roublev (1966)

Ils ont eu l'enfant puis se sont mariés.

They had the child and then got married.

Ils ont eu plusieurs enfants.

They had several children.

Ils ont eu leur chance.

They had their chance.

Ils ont eu peur.

They were scared.

— Bacurau (2019)

Ils ont eu six heures.

They had six hours.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Ils ont eu ma jambe !

They got my leg!

— Wolf Warrior 2 (2017)

Ils ont eu vent de la fusion avant qu'elle ne soit annoncée.

They got wind of the merger before it was announced.

Ils ont eu si peur, qu'ils l'ont caché au public.

They were so afraid that they hid it from the public.

— Akira (1988)

Ils ont eu un enfant.

They had a child.

— Black Panther (2018)