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vous deviez

you had to

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phrase Uncommon #11,939
you had to Describes a past obligation or expectation; it can also mean “you were supposed to.”
FR: Vous deviez partir plus tôt.
EN: You had to leave earlier.

Vous deviez rester sur le vaisseau de commandement.

You were to stay on the command ship.

— Le Retour du Jedi (1983)

Vous deviez appeler Jack.

You were supposed to call Jack.

— Blow Out (1981)

Vous deviez vous y attendre.

You should have expected it.

— La Vague (2008)

Si vous deviez en finir, alors moi aussi !

If you were to end it, then so would I!

— L'Histoire personnelle de David Copperfield (2019)

Mais vous deviez savoir que je n'étais pas fou.

But you must have known that I wasn't crazy.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Vous deviez m'aider.

You were supposed to help me.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Vous deviez assurer sa sécurité.

You were supposed to keep him safe.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Vous deviez inspecter une planète, pas modifier sa destinée !

You were supposed to inspect a planet, not alter its destiny!

— Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

Vous deviez rester plus longtemps.

You were supposed to stay longer.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Vous deviez savoir que quelqu'un viendrait.

You should have known that someone would come.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Vous deviez juste prendre des photos.

You just had to take pictures.

— Blow Out (1981)

Vous deviez le savoir.

You should have known that.

— Article 15 (2019)

M. Bentley, vous deviez bien connaître Lawrence.

Mr. Bentley, you must have known Lawrence well.

Bilbon devait trouver l'Anneau, et de ce fait, vous deviez aussi le détenir.

Bilbo had to find the Ring, and therefore you had to possess it as well.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Vous deviez être adorable.

You must have been adorable.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Je croyais que vous deviez aller dîner ?

I thought you were supposed to go to dinner?

Je pensais que vous deviez le savoir.

I thought you should know.

Je croyais que vous deviez amener votre fille pour vous aider à traduire.

I thought you were supposed to bring your daughter to help you translate.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Je pensais que vous deviez voler ce bateau.

I thought you were supposed to steal this boat.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Vous deviez gagner sa confiance pour obtenir des informations.

You had to gain his trust to obtain information.

— Le Conformiste (1971)

Vous deviez tous descendre.

You all had to get off.

— Bullet Train (2022)

Je pense que vous deviez le savoir, c'est dans votre division.

I think you needed to know; it’s in your division.

— La Vie des autres (2006)

Vous deviez revenir le lendemain.

You were supposed to come back the next day.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Vous deviez aller à Chicago.

You were supposed to go to Chicago.

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

Vous deviez annuler mes rendez-vous !

You were supposed to cancel my appointments!

— Zootopie (2016)

Le conduit que vous deviez prendre était à six mètres à votre droite.

The conduit you needed to take was six meters to your right.

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Quels types vous deviez être !

What types you must have been!

— Le Guépard (1963)

Mais vous deviez prévenir Dieyi !

But you should have warned Dieyi!

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Vous deviez prendre McRyan en photo, pas le tuer.

You were supposed to take a picture of McRyan, not kill him.

— Blow Out (1981)

Vous deviez nous défendre.

You were supposed to defend us.

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

Vous deviez être très intelligent.

You must have been very intelligent.

— Projet Dernière Chance (2026)

Vous deviez connaître certains membres de l'équipe.

You must have known some of the team members.

Vous deviez l'amener sur Vulcain, vous le savez.

You were supposed to take him to Vulcan, you know that.

— Star Trek III : À la recherche de Spock (1984)

Alors vous deviez pas le crier trop fort.

Then you shouldn’t have shouted it too loud.

— God of Cookery (1996)

J'ai pensé que vous deviez le savoir.

I thought you should know.

J'ai pensé que vous deviez avoir faim, à l'heure qu'il est.

I thought you must be hungry by now.

Vous deviez m'informer.

You were supposed to inform me.

— The Dark Knight : Le Chevalier noir (2008)

Vous deviez réparer en deux semaines, qu'est-il arrivé ?

You were supposed to fix it in two weeks. What happened?

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

Vous deviez vous douter que c'était le secret le moins bien gardé du monde.

You must have known it was the worst-kept secret in the world.

— The Rip (2026)

Vous deviez vous marier.

You were supposed to get married.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)