were – phrases

Terms for subject British usage, not spelling containing were | all forms | exact matches only

English	French
all the shops were closed	tous les commerçants étaient fermés
4 employees were made redundant	il y a eu 4 licenciés
there were 4 layoffs	il y a eu 4 licenciés
there were 4 redundancies	il y a eu 4 licenciés
they were unable to stop spectators from invading the pitch	ils n'ont pas pu empêcher l'irruption des spectateurs sur le terrain
they were unable to stop spectators from storming the pitch	ils n'ont pas pu empêcher l'irruption des spectateurs sur le terrain
you were well away last night!	tu étais bien parti hier soir!