you were
On m'a demandé si t'étais mon copain.
I was asked if you were my boyfriend.
— Parle avec elle (2002)
T'étais nu, mais t'as gardé une chaussette.
You were naked, but you kept one sock on.
— Us and Them (2018)
J'avais oublié que t'étais là.
I forgot you were here.
Chérie, t'étais un coup c'est tout.
Honey, you were just a one-night stand, that’s all.
— Chicago (2002)
Tu te sens coupable parce que t'étais là quand elle a eu son accident.
You feel guilty because you were there when she had her accident.
— Incendies (2010)
On a su que t'étais au Tribunal Mercy.
We found out you were at Mercy Courthouse.
— Reconnu coupable (2026)
J'ai jamais eu l'impression que t'étais ma mère.
I never felt like you were my mom.
— Laurence Anyways (2012)
Were you in the army?
Je croyais que t'étais mon ami.
I thought you were my friend.
T'étais avec cette salope, de la fête ?
Were you with that bitch from the party?
— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)
Mais j'ai trouvé ça bizarre quand tu disais que t'étais amoureux d'elle.
But I found it weird when you said you were in love with her.
— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)
C'est comme si t'étais ma sœur.
It's as if you were my sister.
— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)
T'étais trop occupé par tes histoires de femmes.
You were too wrapped up in your womanizing.
— Les Invasions barbares (2003)
C'était mignon quand t'étais petit, mais plus là.
It was cute when you were little, but not anymore.
— Demain tout commence (2016)
Il parle de toi comme si t'étais Picasso.
He talks about you as if you were Picasso.
— La Vie d'Adèle - Chapitres 1 et 2 (2013)
J'allais pas tout faire sauter sans être sûr que t'étais dans le bâtiment.
I wasn't going to blow everything up without making sure you were in the building.
— Reconnu coupable (2026)
Je parie que t'étais un super flic.
I bet you were a great cop.
Et puis t'étais d'accord, non ?
And besides, you agreed, didn’t you?
— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)
Merde, je savais pas que t'étais puceau !
Shit, I didn't know you were a virgin!
— Apocalypse Now (1979)
Daniel m'a dit que t'étais là.
Daniel told me you were here.
— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)
T'étais plus vieux que tu l'es maintenant.
You were older than you are now.
Tu parles à Garbo, à Tyrone Power, comme si t'étais dingue.
You talk to Garbo and Tyrone Power as if you were crazy.
— Cinema Paradiso (1988)
J'ai jamais dit que t'étais une pharmacie !
I never said you were a pharmacy!
— Central do Brasil (1998)
T'as pas remarqué que t'étais au soleil ?
Didn't you notice you were in the sun?
— Douleur et gloire (2019)
T'étais un peu paumée, dans mon souvenir.
You were a little lost, as I remember.
— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)
Were you aware of that?
Il a dit que t'étais le premier.
He said you were the first.
T'as oublié, t'étais petit quand elle est morte.
You forgot—you were little when she died.
— Léviathan (2014)
Papa, quand t'étais chauffeur, t'as conduit beaucoup de Mercedes ?
Dad, when you were a chauffeur, did you drive a lot of Mercedes?
— Parasite (2019)
Tu m'as dit que t'étais un bon avocat.
You told me you were a good lawyer.
— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)
Si, on va sauter comme sur la falaise quand t'étais petit !
Yeah, we’re going to jump like we did off the cliff when you were little!
— Demain tout commence (2016)
Écoute, je leur ai dit que t'étais intelligent, OK ?
Listen, I told them you were smart, okay?
— Idiocracy (2006)
Je croyais que t'étais un spécialiste, à entendre mon père.
I thought you were an expert, according to my father.
— Plus fort que moi (2025)
Je savais que t'étais con, mais pas à ce moins.
I knew you were stupid, but not to this extent.
— Cold Storage (2026)
Si seulement t'étais grand, anglais, riche et guitariste.
If only you were tall, English, rich, and a guitarist.
— Presque Célèbre (2000)
Tu sais quand j'ai compris que t'étais barge ?
You know when I realized you were crazy?
— Même la pluie (2011)
Au premier regard, j'ai su que t'étais capable de tout.
At first glance, I knew you were capable of anything.
— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)
Pourquoi tu m'as pas dit que t'étais homosexuel ?
Why didn’t you tell me you were gay?
— Laurence Anyways (2012)
Je t'ai vue quand t'étais avec cette petite fille.
I saw you when you were with that little girl.
— Une Affaire de famille (2018)
Elles t'ont piqué quand t'étais petit ?
Did they sting you when you were little?
— Men in Black (1997)
T'étais obligé de l'appeler Ramona ?
Did you really have to call her Ramona?
— La grande bellezza (2013)
Tu sais, je disais à mes potes que t'étais écrivain.
You know, I was telling my friends that you were a writer.
— Dossier 137 (2025)
Si seulement tu m'avais dit que t'étais pédé.
If only you’d told me you were a faggot.
— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)
Je sais, on m'a dit que t'étais avec l'auteur.
I know, I was told you were with the author.
— Séquences et conséquences (2000)
Fallait le dire quand t'étais dans le coffre de Latif.
You should've said so when you were in Latif's trunk.
— Un prophète (2009)
Et toi, derrière les barreaux, t'étais fier.
And you, behind bars, you were proud.
— The Money Maker (2026)
Et moi, j'ai jamais eu l'impression que t'étais mon fils.
And I never felt like you were my son.
— Laurence Anyways (2012)
Je t'ai pas dit que t'étais parano ?
Didn't I tell you that you were paranoid?
— Les Affranchis (1990)
T'étais prête à faire ça pour les policiers.
You were ready to do that for the cops.
— Marty Supreme (2025)
T'étais penchée en avant, le cul en arrière.
You were bent forward, with your ass sticking out.
— Apocalypse Now (1979)
T'étais la première à prendre soin des pommes.
You were the first to take care of the apples.
J'ai compris que t'étais une énigme.
I realized you were an enigma.
Je savais que t'étais encore là, quelque part.
I knew you were still there, somewhere.
— Scream 7 (2026)