nous fûmes

we were

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we were Literary or formal past tense of être (passé simple), used for first-person plural.

FR: Nous fûmes très surpris par la nouvelle.

EN: We were very surprised by the news.

Nous fûmes déçus par les résultats de l'expérience.

We were disappointed by the results of the experiment.

Nous fûmes à court de nourriture.

We ran out of food.

Nous fûmes surpris par son comportement.

We were surprised by his behavior.

Nous fûmes surprises par son comportement.

We were surprised by his behavior.

Nous fûmes coincées dans la circulation.

We were stuck in traffic.

Nous fûmes à court d'essence.

We ran out of gas.