ont eu

had

→ avoir

phrase Uncommon #15,481

had Past tense of avoir in the plural form.

FR: Ils ont eu beaucoup de chance.

EN: They had a lot of luck.

Beaucoup d'accidents ont eu pour cause le mauvais temps.

Many accidents were caused by bad weather.

Ses remarques ont eu l'effet inverse.

His remarks had the opposite effect.

Elles en ont eu assez.

They had had enough.

Sauf votre respect, les autres ont eu carte blanche.

With all due respect, the others were given carte blanche.

Ses parents n'ont eu aucune nouvelle depuis..

Her parents haven't heard anything since then.

— Tesis (1996)

C'est eux qui ont eu l'idée.

They were the ones who came up with the idea.

D'autres ont eu les mêmes idées, et ont échoué.

Others have had the same ideas and failed.

— Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)

Et certains ont eu leur miracle.

And some have had their miracle.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Les gars en ont eu une ou deux.

The guys had one or two.

Ils en ont eu assez.

They’d had enough.

Mais après, les hommes ont eu la permission de rompre.

But later, men were allowed to divorce.

— Des hommes d'honneur (1992)

NIls ont eu peur !

They were scared!

— Akira (1988)

Tom et Marie ont eu un petit bébé il y a trois semaines.

Tom and Marie had a little baby three weeks ago.

Des masques, les clowns vous ont eu.

Masks, the clowns got you.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Tu te souviens des astronautes qui ont eu des ennuis ?

Do you remember the astronauts who got into trouble?

— Chute libre (1993)

Mais d'autres ont eu moins de chance.

But others were less fortunate.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Il faut s'attendre à ce que les Bœrs ont eu.

We should expect what the Boers had.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Toutes les compagnies ont eu au moins un accident.

All companies had at least one accident.

Tous mes amis qui se sentent seuls ont eu ces hallucinations.

All my friends who feel lonely have had these hallucinations.

— Old Boy (2003)

Tom et Marie ont eu une grosse dispute la nuit dernière.

Tom and Mary had a big argument last night.

En voilà qui ont eu la même idée que nous.

Here are some who had the same idea as us.

— Rebecca (1940)

Tes parents ont eu un sacré culot !

Your parents had some nerve!

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Et tous ceux qui ont eu affaire à elle.

And everyone who had to deal with her.

Tom et son écureuil ont eu une grosse dispute.

Tom and his squirrel had a big fight.