il suffisait

was enough, sufficed

→ suffire
suffis be enough + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #23,161
was enough, sufficed
FR: Une heure suffisait pour tout préparer.
EN: An hour was enough to get everything ready.
Conjugation of suffire
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third suffisait —

Il suffisait d'un miracle.

All it took was a miracle.

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

Ça suffisait pour un.

That was enough for one.

— Star Trek VI : Terre inconnue (1991)

Ça suffisait.

That was enough.

Il suffisait de le dire.

It was enough to say it.

— Marche à l'ombre (1984)

Suffisait que je sois patient.

All I had to do was be patient.

— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)

Il lui suffisait de dire le nom de mon père.

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

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Tu pensais qu'une fois suffisait ?

You thought once was enough?

— Une grande fille (2019)

Le moteur nucléaire ne suffisait pas au voyage interstellaire.

The nuclear engine wasn't powerful enough for interstellar travel.

— Space Seed (1967)

Il disait qu'un coup de vent suffisait à faire partir la gâchette.

He said a gust of wind was enough to make the trigger go off.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Mais cette gloire ne suffisait pas pour M. Chaturvedi.

But this glory was not enough for Mr. Chaturvedi.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

Un accident ne suffisait pas.

One accident wasn’t enough.

— Star Trek VI : Terre inconnue (1991)

Il suffisait d'appuyer !

All you had to do was press it!

— Star Trek V : L'Ultime Frontière (1989)

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

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

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

Il te suffisait d'aller à la pharmacie.

All you had to do was go to the pharmacy.

— Mysterious Object at Noon (2000)

Il suffisait de demander.

All you had to do was ask.

J’avais le deuxième étage, qui me suffisait amplement.

I had the second floor, which was more than enough for me.

Un seul domestique suffisait à le servir.

One servant was enough to attend to him.

Il suffisait de parler à Petit Zé.

All you had to do was talk to Little Zé.

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Mais ça ne lui suffisait pas !

But that wasn't enough for him!

— Psychose (1960)