there was
Y a eu plus de peur.
It was more scary.
— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
Puis y a eu mon oncle McArthur.
Then there was my uncle McArthur.
— L'Ultime Héritier (2026)
Y a eu une grosse baston à Morro.
There was a huge brawl in Morro.
— La Cité des hommes (2007)
Y a eu un délit de fuite ?
Was there a hit-and-run?
— Mother (2009)
Y a eu une erreur.
An error occurred.
— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)
Y a eu deux coups de feu.
There were two gunshots.
— Akira (1988)
Y a eu aucun mort.
There were no deaths.
— The Big Sick (2017)
Y a eu de la baston !
There was a fight!
— La Haine (1995)
Y a eu quoi ?
What happened?
Y a eu un viol.
There was a rape.
— Irreversible (2002)
Y a eu une émeute, ici ?
Was there a riot here?
Y a eu un viol, OK ?
There was a rape, okay?