il suffisait

was enough

→ suffire
suffis be enough + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · third singular · imperfect indicative Rare #28,990
was enough Imperfect tense of « suffire »; often used to describe an ongoing situation in the past ("it was enough/that was enough").
FR: Un seul ticket suffisait pour entrer.
EN: One ticket was enough to get in.
Conjugation of suffire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third suffisait

Il suffisait de demander.

All you had to do was ask.

Mais cette gloire ne suffisait pas pour M. Chaturvedi.

But this glory was not enough for Mr. Chaturvedi.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Il suffisait de le dire.

It was enough to say it.

Tu pensais qu'une fois suffisait?

You thought once was enough?

— Une grande fille (2019)

Une simple bouffée de ce truc suffisait à me rendre malade.

Just one whiff of that stuff was enough to make me sick.

Des centaines d'appartements vides, il suffisait d'emménager.

Hundreds of empty apartments, where all you had to do was move in.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Il suffisait de parler à Petit Zé.

All you had to do was talk to Little Zé.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Il suffisait d'un miracle.

All it took was a miracle.

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

Il lui suffisait de dire le nom de mon père.

All he had to do was say my father’s name.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Suffisait que je sois patient.

All I had to do was be patient.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Mais ça ne lui suffisait pas!

But that wasn't enough for him!

— Psychose (1960)