nous étions

Je pense que nous étions d'accord sur ça.

I think we agreed on that.

Nous étions tous silencieux.

We were all silent.

Nous étions inquiets.

We were worried.

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Nous étions aussi liés qu'on puisse l'être.

We were as close as could be.

Nous étions des ennemis.

We were enemies.

Nous étions en train de gagner.

We were winning.

Comment les gangsters pouvaient-ils savoir où nous étions ?

How could the gangsters know where we were?

— Detective Chinatown (2015)

Nous étions chanceux.

We were lucky.

Je ne savais pas que nous étions censés faire ça.

I didn't know we were supposed to do that.

Comme je le disais, nous étions enchantés de percevoir cette beauté.

As I was saying, we were delighted to perceive this beauty.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Nous étions tous les deux heureux.

We were both happy.

Nous étions jaloux.

We were jealous.

Nous étions complètement satisfaits de son travail.

We were completely satisfied with his work.

Nous étions heureuses.

We were happy.

Nous étions tous présents à la réunion.

We were all present at the meeting.

Nous étions encore au collège à l'époque.

We were still in middle school at the time.

Nous étions tous heureux.

We were all happy.

Nous étions enchaînés l'un à l'autre.

We were chained to each other.

— Haider (2014)

Nous étions assis à côté d'un milliardaire !

We were sitting next to a billionaire!

— Forrest Gump (1994)

D'où pensais-tu que nous étions ?

Where did you think we were from?

Je suppose que nous étions alors heureuses.

I guess we were happy then.

La semaine passée nous étions très occupées.

Last week we were very busy.

Nous étions tous présents à son mariage.

We were all present at his wedding.

Nous étions bonnes.

We were good.

Nous étions les meilleures amies.

We were best friends.

L'après-midi suivant, nous étions au large de l'Irlande.

The following afternoon, we were off the coast of Ireland.

— Titanic (1997)

Quoi qu'il en soit, nous étions tous les deux impliqués.

In any case, we were both involved.

— Masaan (2015)

Nous étions prêtes.

We were ready.

Nous étions des ennemies.

We were enemies.

Nous étions d'accord pour tenter le coup.

We agreed to give it a try.

Lorsque nous nous sommes réveillés, nous étions à la dérive en pleine mer.

When we woke up, we were adrift in the open sea.

Nous étions pressés.

We were in a hurry.

Si nous étions des bandits.

If we were bandits.

— Les Sept Samouraïs (1954)

Nous étions très fatiguées.

We were very tired.

Faisons comme si nous étions des extraterrestres.

Let's pretend we're aliens.

Nous étions seuls au monde.

We were alone in the world.

— Le Miroir (1975)

Enfin, si nous étions sûrs, tu n'en serais pas sûr.

After all, if we were certain, you wouldn’t be certain.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Nous étions dans la même classe.

We were in the same class.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Lorsque nous étions au bord de la famine, ils nous ont sauvé la vie.

When we were on the verge of starvation, they saved our lives.

Nous étions en retard pour le dîner.

We were late for dinner.

J'étais entiché de toi lorsque nous étions au lycée.

I had a crush on you when we were in high school.

Nous étions justement sur le point d'y aller.

We were just about to go there.

Nous étions toutes un peu fatiguées.

We were all a little tired.

Franchement, nous étions perdus.

Frankly, we were lost.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Nous étions en sous-nombre, il n'y avait rien que nous puissions faire.

We were outnumbered; there was nothing we could do.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

Nous étions dix.

There were ten of us.

Que nous étions de vieux amis et que tu étais mon invité à la fête.

That we were old friends and that you were my guest at the party.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Nous avons loué une voiture pour une semaine lorsque nous étions en Italie.

We rented a car for a week while we were in Italy.

Nous étions médiocres.

We were mediocre.

Nous étions en route pour l'école.

We were on our way to school.

Nous étions à deux doigts d'appeler la police.

We were just about to call the police.

Nous étions incapables de suivre sa logique.

We were unable to follow his logic.

Nous étions ennemis.

We were enemies.

Nous étions hors de leur portée.

We were out of their reach.

Nous étions à la plage.

We were at the beach.

Nous étions les meilleurs amis.

We were best friends.

Tu sais où nous étions ?

Do you know where we were?

— Huit et demi (1963)

Tu t'es jamais demandé pourquoi nous étions amis ?

Have you ever wondered why we were friends?

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Nous étions forcés à travailler dur.

We were forced to work hard.

Nous étions tous des Américains à présent.

We were all Americans now.

— Entretien avec un vampire (1994)

Nous étions sans voix d'étonnement.

We were speechless with amazement.

Nous étions très proches.

We were very close.

Nous faisions l'amour jusqu'à ce que nous étions fatigués.

We made love until we were tired.

Nous étions très jeunes.

We were very young.

— Conclave (2024)

Je suppose que nous étions heureuses.

I guess we were happy.

Nous étions si inquiets.

We were so worried.

Nous avons déjeuné tôt tandis que nous étions à la galerie.

We had an early lunch while we were at the gallery.

Nous étions amoureuses.

We were in love.

Nous étions à Boston.

We were in Boston.

Dimanche nous étions sur la plage à faire du cerf-volant.

On Sunday we were on the beach flying kites.

À chaque fois que nous étions séparés.

Every time we were apart.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

J'ai oublié de compter les marches pour savoir à quel étage nous étions.

I forgot to count the steps to know which floor we were on.

— Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Nous étions tous très proches.

We were all very close.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Dès lors, nous étions une famille.

From then on, we were a family.

— The Wandering Earth (2019)

Je suppose que nous étions alors heureux.

I guess we were happy then.

Nous étions fiers de notre force.

We were proud of our strength.

Je connaissais tout sur lui car nous étions dans le même foyer pour enfants.

I knew everything about him because we were in the same children's home.

— Akira (1988)

Nous étions déçus.

We were disappointed.

Nous étions amis.

We were friends.

— Blow Out (1981)

Nous étions chez nous.

We were at home.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Nous étions une vieille famille.

We were an old family.

— The Grandmaster (2013)

Nous étions confortablement assis.

We were sitting comfortably.

Nous étions blessées.

We were hurt.

Nous étions encerclés d'ennemis.

We were surrounded by enemies.

— Le repentir (1987)

Nous étions absentes.

We were absent.

Nous étions passagers.

We were passengers.

Laissez-moi vous dire nous étions ensemble depuis trois ans.

Let me tell you, we had been together for three years.

— Hero (2002)

Nous étions avec des filles.

We were with some girls.

— La petite Véra (1988)

Nous étions tristes.

We were sad.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Lui et moi avons été bons amis depuis que nous étions enfants.

He and I have been good friends since we were children.

Nous étions deux devant son objectif.

There were two of us in front of his camera.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Nous étions jeunes à l'époque.

We were young at the time.

Nous étions en train de parler avec lui de son travail.

We were talking with him about his work.

Nous étions tout simplement très jeunes.

We were simply very young.

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Nous étions seules.

We were alone.

Nous étions en train de manger, soudain, elle a disparu.

We were eating; suddenly, she disappeared.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Mais nous étions les seuls à blâmer.

But we were the only ones to blame.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Ce n'est pas comme si nous étions des étrangers.

It's not as if we're strangers.

Nous étions toujours ensemble.

We were always together.

Nous étions vraiment excitées.

We were really excited.

Nous étions presque morts gelés.

We were almost frozen to death.

Nous étions accablés de chagrin devant la mort de tant des nôtres.

We were overwhelmed with grief at the death of so many of our own.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

N'est-ce pas ce que nous étions censés faire ?

Isn't that what we were supposed to do?

Nous étions tous très inquiets.

We were all very worried.

— Le Garçon et le Héron (2023)

C'est dire si nous étions riches.

That tells you how rich we were.

— The Grandmaster (2013)

Nous pouvions voir le lac Biwa d'où nous étions.

We could see Lake Biwa from where we were.

Nous étions épuisés après notre longue marche.

We were exhausted after our long walk.

Nous étions au lac Arrowhead il y a six ans.

We were at Arrowhead Lake six years ago.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Nous étions fatigués.

We were tired.

Nous étions d'accord.

We agreed.

Nous étions préparés à cela.

We were prepared for this.

Non, nous étions à Bangkok.

No, we were in Bangkok.

— Mekong Hotel (2012)

Nous étions là.

We were there.

Lorsque nous étions en primaire, Tom était bien plus grand que moi.

When we were in elementary school, Tom was much taller than me.

Nous étions déçues.

We were disappointed.

Nous étions tous les deux à la bibliothèque.

We were both at the library.

Nous étions proches.

We were close.

Nous étions inquiètes à votre sujet.

We were worried about you.

Nous étions assez bruyants.

We were quite noisy.

Nous étions seulement amis.

We were just friends.

Nous étions confortablement assises.

We were sitting comfortably.

Pendant que nous étions en vacances, une voisine s'est occupée de notre chat.

While we were on vacation, a neighbor looked after our cat.

Nous étions rois.

We were kings.

J'ai dit à Tom que nous étions amis.

I told Tom that we were friends.

Nous étions occupés.

We were busy.

Nous étions amoureux.

We were in love.

Nous étions là depuis longtemps.

We had been there for a long time.

Nous étions heureux d’accueillir des visiteurs.

We were happy to welcome visitors.

Nous étions pris par les préparatifs du mariage.

We were caught up in the wedding preparations.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Je suppose que nous étions heureux.

I guess we were happy.

Nous étions ennemies.

We were enemies.

Nous étions tous tellement heureux.

We were all so happy.

Nous étions voisins de palier.

We were neighbors on the same floor.

Nous étions tout seuls.

We were all alone.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Nous étions destinées à nous rencontrer un jour.

We were meant to meet one day.

Nous étions quatre.

There were four of us.

Nous étions surpris que vous alliez voir un tel tocard.

We were surprised that you were going to see such a loser.

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Nous étions censés aider Tom hier après-midi.

We were supposed to help Tom yesterday afternoon.

Nous étions dans un énorme dilemme.

We were in a huge dilemma.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Parlez-moi comme si nous étions des amis.

Talk to me as if we were friends.

— Huit et demi (1963)

Nous étions en fait assez chanceux.

We were actually quite lucky.

Nous étions en train de manger quand quelqu'un a frappé à la porte.

We were eating when someone knocked on the door.

Nous étions tout le temps dehors.

We were outside all the time.

Le dernier jour de l'année, nous étions épuisés.

On the last day of the year, we were exhausted.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Nous étions heureux.

We were happy.

Nous étions trop peu nombreux.

There were too few of us.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

C'est à cause de vous que nous étions en retard.

It’s because of you that we were late.

Nous étions agriculteurs.

We were farmers.

Nous étions absents à l'école car nous étions malades.

We were absent from school because we were sick.

Mais nous étions sûrs que vous, vous le sauriez, répondit Bombastico.

But we were sure that you would know, Bombastico replied.

Nous étions à deux doigts de conquérir le monde.

We were one step away from conquering the world.

— La Chute (2004)

Nous étions jeunes et fous.

We were young and crazy.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

Nous étions inséparables.

We were inseparable.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Nous étions toutes les deux très fatiguées.

We were both very tired.

Hier encore nous étions là-bas.

Just yesterday, we were there.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Nous étions en train de danser.

We were dancing.

Nous étions toutes alors tellement occupées.

We were all so busy then.

Nous étions faits pour être ensemble !

We were meant to be together!

— Aucun autre choix (2025)

Nous avions cru que nous étions les derniers de notre espèce.

We had believed that we were the last of our kind.

— Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs (2010)

Nous étions mariés.

We were married.

Nous étions destinés à nous rencontrer.

We were meant to meet.

Nous étions censés protéger Tom.

We were supposed to protect Tom.

En Afrique du Sud, nous étions peu nombreux.

In South Africa, there were few of us.

Nous étions trop optimistes.

We were too optimistic.

Nous étions dans la même classe, n'est-ce pas ?

We were in the same class, weren't we?

Nous étions bons.

We were good.

Nous étions sur le point de partir quand elle a téléphoné.

We were about to leave when she called.

Nous étions tous les deux fiers de toi.

We were both proud of you.

Lorsque nous étions jeunes.

When we were young.

— Control (2007)

Nous étions tous excités par le résultat de l'expérience.

We were all excited about the result of the experiment.

Nous étions dix frères et sœurs.

There were ten of us siblings.

— Les Fraises sauvages (1957)

Nous étions saouls tous les deux.

We were both drunk.

Nous étions trempés jusqu'aux os mais très heureux.

We were soaked to the bone but very happy.

Je croyais que nous étions en guerre.

I thought we were at war.

Mais nous étions six.

But there were six of us.

— Star Trek: The Cage (1965)

Nous étions assis derrière vous.

We were sitting behind you.

Nous étions des passagers.

We were passengers.

Nous étions enfants, en ce temps-là.

We were children at that time.

Xiaolou parle si souvent de vous, c'est comme si nous étions de vieux amis.

Xiaolou talks about you so often, it’s as if we were old friends.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Nous étions heureux qu'il nettoie nos rues jusque-là.

We were happy that he had been cleaning our streets up until then.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Nous étions sûrs du résultat.

We were sure of the result.

Nous étions un peu fatiguées.

We were a little tired.

Merci, nous étions très heureux de le faire.

Thank you, we were very happy to do it.

Nous étions loin au large, dans la baie extérieure.

We were far offshore, in the outer bay.

Nous étions huit.

There were eight of us.

— Jusqu'au bout du rêve (1989)

Oui, avec notre grandiose coalition intacte, nous étions prêts.

Yes, with our grand coalition intact, we were ready.

La semaine passée nous étions très occupés.

Last week we were very busy.

Nous étions très heureux.

We were very happy.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Nous autres, les Soubeyran, nous étions la plus grosse famille du pays.

We Soubeyrans were the biggest family in the area.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Nous étions toutes à l’école ensemble.

We were all at school together.

Nous nous étions acheté des habits neufs et pratiques.

We had bought ourselves some new, practical clothes.

Je pensais que nous nous étions entendus.

I thought we had an understanding.