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je dus

I had to

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I had to A literary past-tense form of « devoir », most often found in written narratives.
FR: Je dus rentrer avant la nuit.
EN: I had to go home before nightfall.

Le vent venait de mon travers tribord, et je dus tirer plusieurs bords.

The wind was coming from my starboard beam, so I had to tack several times.

Je dus rester au lit quelques temps.

I had to stay in bed for a while.

Le train était tellement bondé que je dus rester debout durant tout le voyage.

The train was so crowded that I had to stand the entire journey.

Le cadavre que je dus bénir semblait celui d'un vieillard.

The corpse I had to bless appeared to belong to an old man.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Je dus écouter une autre de ses interminables histoires.

I had to listen to another of his endless stories.

Il n'y avait pas de taxis, alors je dus marcher jusqu'à chez moi.

There were no taxis, so I had to walk home.

Je dus quitter Varsovie et gagner mon pain en quelque autre lieu.

I had to leave Warsaw and earn my living somewhere else.

Hier soir, je dus boire plus que le compte.

Last night I must have drunk more than I could count.

Les portes refusaient de s'ouvrir et je dus donc monter par le coffre.

The doors refused to open, so I had to climb in through the trunk.

Je dus quitter le théâtre au milieu du concert.

I had to leave the theater in the middle of the concert.

Ma télévision tomba en panne, donc je dus l’emmener réparer.

My television broke down, so I had to take it in to get it fixed.

Elle choisit une chemise rose que je dus essayer.

She picked out a pink shirt that I had to try on.

Je dus nous amuser avec des jouets.

I had to amuse us with toys.

Les portes refusèrent de s'ouvrir et je dus donc monter par le coffre.

The doors refused to open, so I had to climb in through the trunk.

Comme il n'y avait pas de taxis, je dus marcher.

Since there were no taxis, I had to walk.

Je dus tout faire par moi-même.

I had to do everything by myself.

Je dus travailler dimanche.

I had to work on Sunday.

Je dus changer le plan.

I had to change the plan.