Terms for subject General containing he was

English	French
a rather touching thing he did was to bring me some flowers	il a eu un geste touchant, il m'a apporté des fleurs
after he was captured, he said ...	après sa capture, il a déclaré ...
after he was caught, he said ...	après sa capture, il a déclaré ...
after he was sent back to jail	après sa réincarcération
although he was ill, he insisted on going	bien que malade, il a tenu à y aller
although he was more conciliatory, he still wouldn't change his mind	en étant plus conciliant, il ne changeait toujours pas d'avis
amazingly enough, he was on time!	chose extraordinaire il était à l'heure!
and then, out of the blue, he was asked to resign	et alors, coup de théâtre, on lui demande de démissionner
as a cabinet minister's son, he was brought up in a political atmosphere	fils de ministre, il a été élevé dans le sérail (politique)
as he was sound asleep, he didn't hear us	plongé dans un sommeil profond, il ne nous a pas entendus
as if he didn't know what he was doing!	comme s'il ne savait pas ce qu'il faisait!
as soon as he was appointed	dès sa nomination
as though he didn't know what he was doing!	comme s'il ne savait pas ce qu'il faisait!
at 15 he was already an electronics wizard	à 15 ans, c'était déjà un génie de l'électronique
at school, he was always the one who got bullied	à l'école, c'était toujours lui le souffre-douleur
being the good electrician he was	en bon électricien qu'il était
being the good father he was	en bon père qu'il était
by a strange coincidence he was born on the same day	par un curieux hasard, il était né le même jour
by chance, he was there as well	par coïncidence, il était là aussi
by coincidence, he was there as well	par coïncidence, il était là aussi
do you know that he was born in Peru, by the way?	sais-tu, pour la petite histoire, qu'il est né au Pérou?
even though I was yelling at the top of my voice, he still didn't hear me	j'avais beau m'époumoner, il n'entendait pas
everything was going fine until he turned up	tout allait bien jusqu'à ce qu'il arrive
finding out where he was was quite a saga!	pour retrouver sa trace, ça a été épique!
he arrived just as I was leaving	il arriva à l'instant précis où je partais
he asked me if it was possible, I told him it wasn't	il m'a demandé si c'était possible, je lui ai dit que non
he asked where the station was, but I misdirected him	il m'a demandé où était la gare mais je l'ai mal orienté
he behaves as if he was still a student	il se conduit comme s'il était encore étudiant
he breezed in at 4 as if nothing was the matter	il est arrivé à 4 h, le bec enfariné
he breezed in at 4 as if nothing was the matter	il est arrivé à 4 h, la gueule enfarinée
he brought me flowers, it was so sweet of him	il m'a apporté des fleurs, c'était mignon comme tout
he couldn't vote, as he was unavoidably detained	empêché de venir, il n'a pas pu voter
he demonstrated that I was wrong in a very logical way	il m'a prouvé par A + B que j'avais tort
he didn't actually insult me, but it was as good as	il ne m'a pas injurié, mais c'était tout comme
he didn't actually insult me, but it was close	il ne m'a pas injurié, mais c'était tout comme
he didn't fail to point out that I was late	il n'a pas manqué de faire remarquer mon retard
he didn't half get up to some mischief when he was little!	il en a fait de belles quand il était petit!
he died when he was fifty	il est mort à cinquante ans
he even took his father to task while he was at it	sur sa lancée, il s'en prit même à son père
he gaily announced to me that he was no longer coming	il m'a annoncé la bouche en cœur qu'il ne venait plus
he got fired — it was bound to happen	il s'est fait renvoyer — ça devait lui arriver
he helped him up, which was very sporting of him	très sportivement, il l'a aidé à se relever
he left home when he was 16	il a quitté la maison à 16 ans
he looked as if he was in a daze	il avait l'air complètement ahuri
he looked as though he was giving in	il parut céder
he made it quite clear that he was bored	il manifesta ostensiblement son ennui
he managed to convince her, and it was quite a tour de force	il a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre
he managed to convince her, and it was quite an achievement	il a réussi le tour de force de la convaincre
he rebelled against his parents when he was a teenager	adolescent, il s'est révolté contre ses parents
he refused, which was quite right of him	il a refusé, ce en quoi il a eu raison
he said how pleased he was	il s'est déclaré ravi
he searched in vain, John was nowhere to be found	il eut beau chercher, point de John
he sowed his wild oats when he was young	il a fait les quatre cents coups dans sa jeunesse
he thought it was Monday today	il se croyait lundi
he told me I was too old, just like that!	il m'a sorti que j'étais trop vieille!
he used to tell lies all the time when he was a child	enfant, il était très menteur
he wandered for three hours in the forest, only to find he was back where he'd started from	il a erré trois heures en forêt pour se retrouver à son point de départ
he was a bit harsh with them	il les a un peu rudoyés
he was a difficult teenager	il a eu une adolescence difficile
he was a fine writer	il savait manier la plume
he was a good man	c'était un homme de cœur
he was a good man	c'était un homme au grand cœur
he was a great unifier of people	ce fut un grand rassembleur
he was a model of good behaviour	il a eu un comportement modèle
he was a surrealist before the term was ever invented	c'était un surréaliste avant la lettre
he was a trifle disappointed	il était un brin dépité
he was a tyrant, and your book presents him as a hero!	c'était un tyran et votre livre en fait un héros!
he was a tyrant, and your book shows him as a hero!	c'était un tyran et votre livre en fait un héros!
he was acclaimed as the greatest actor of the century	on l'a sacré meilleur acteur du siècle
he was alleged to be a coward	on le disait lâche
he was always the darling of the family	il a toujours été le chéri de ses parents
he was an extremely caring husband	comme mari, il était très attentionné
he was assaulted by two men	il s'est fait attaquer par deux hommes
he was attacked by all the newspapers	il a été attaqué par tous les journaux
he was attacked by two men	il s'est fait attaquer par deux hommes
he was away for a long time	il a été absent pendant longtemps
he was awfully angry	il était sacrément furieux!
he was bad on TV yesterday	il a été mauvais à la télévision hier
he was banging out a tune on the old piano	il tapotait sur le vieux piano
he was bare-chested	il était torse nu
he was barely out of his childhood when he had to learn to fend for himself	dès le sortir de l'enfance, il dut apprendre à se défendre
he was beaten up pretty badly	il est bien abîmé
he was bedridden for three months	il est resté allongé pendant trois mois
he was beginning to see the outline of a solution	une solution lui apparaissait en pointillé
he was being really horrible to me	il me disait des vacheries
he was beside himself	il était hors de lui
he was bitten on the hand	il s'est fait mordre à la main
he was blue at birth	il avait la maladie bleue à la naissance
he was booed off stage	il quitta la scène sous les huées
he was born blind	c'est un aveugle-né
he was bought by the Mafia	il s'est fait acheter par la Mafia
he was bound to lose	mathématiquement, il devait perdre
he was bound to lose	il devait fatalement perdre
he was bright enough not to try again	il a eu l'intelligence de ne pas recommencer
he was broken-hearted	son cœur s'est brisé
he was bumped off	il s'est fait liquider
he was by her side until the end	il l'a assistée jusqu'aux derniers moments
he was called as a witness	il a été cité comme témoin
he was carrying only a bag and a coat	il avait pour tout bagage un sac et un manteau
he was charming as always	il a été charmant, comme toujours
he was charming that evening	ce soir-là, il s'est montré charmant
he was choking with anger	la colère le suffoquait
he was clasping a picture of his daughter to his heart	il pressait sur son cœur la photo de sa fille
he was cleared of the charges laid against him	il est sorti complètement blanchi des accusations portées contre lui
he was completely bowled over by the idea	il était complètement emballé par l'idée
he was completely demoralized	il était complètement démoralisé
he was completely taken in	il n'y a vu que du feu
he was conned	il s'est fait flouer
he was covered in shame	la honte rejaillit sur lui
he was cruel enough to tell him	il a eu la cruauté de lui dire
he was crushed by his parents' death	la mort de ses parents l'a foudroyé
he was cut above the eye	il s'est ouvert l'arcade sourcilière
he was dead tired	il était mort de fatigue
he was deeply affected by his father's death	il a ressenti très vivement la perte de son père
he was delighted to accept	il a accepté avec joie
he was demeaning himself in that job	ce travail le déclassait
he was demoted	il a été rétrogradé
he was deprived of his civil rights	il a été privé de ses droits de citoyen
he was described to me as a man of his word	on me l'a présenté comme un homme de parole
he was destined to reign	il était destiné à régner
he was dismissed	il s'est fait limoger
he was doctor and as such he had special dispensations	il était médecin et comme tel, il avait des passe-droits
he was doubled up in pain	la douleur le plia en deux
he was driving with his lights off	il roulait tous feux éteints
he was drooling over the sports cars	il salivait devant les voitures de sport
he was drunk	il était en état d'ivresse
he was educated at a religious institution	il a fait ses études chez les pères
he was emperor in all but name	d'empereur, il ne lui manquait que le nom
he was enchanted by her smile	son sourire l'a charmé
he was exhilarated at the prospect	cette perspective l'étourdissait
he was fed up with everyone making fun of him	il en a eu assez de se faire railler par tout le monde
he was feeling pangs of hunger	la faim lui tiraillait l'estomac
he was fiddling with his eraser	il jouait avec sa gomme
he was fond of a game of poker in the evening	il aimait faire son petit poker le soir
he was fortunate enough to know her	il a eu l'heureuse fortune de la connaître
he was fortunate enough to know her	il a eu la bonne fortune de la connaître
he was found dead in the kitchen	on l'a trouvé mort dans la cuisine
he was frank with me, which I liked	il m'a parlé franchement, ce qui n'a pas été pour me déplaire
he was full of praise for their house	il a décrit élogieusement leur demeure
he was generous with his advice	il n'a pas été avare de conseils
he was generous with his compliments	il n'a pas été avare de compliments
he was generous with his compliments	il n'a pas été chiche de compliments
he was given a new cornea	on lui a greffé une cornée
he was going on and on	il discourait intarissablement (and on)
he was gored by the bull	il a été éventré par le taureau
he was granted French citizenship	il s'est fait naturaliser français
he was granted U.S. citizenship	il a été naturalisé américain
he was greeted with cheers	il a été accueilli par des bravos
he was grilled by the police	il s'est fait cuisiner par la police
he was gripped by jealousy	la jalousie le tenait
he was guided towards the sciences	on l'a aiguillé vers une section scientifique
he was hailed as the greatest actor of the century	on l'a sacré meilleur acteur du siècle
he was her third husband	elle l'a épousé en troisièmes noces
he was hissed off stage	il quitta la scène sous les huées
he was hit by a bullet	il a été blessé par balle
he was hunched over his soup	il gardait le nez baissé sur sa soupe
he was identified as the robber	il a été identifié comme étant le voleur
he was in a hurry, so I just caught a glimpse of him	il était pressé, je n'ai fait que l'apercevoir
he was in a real dither	il était tout tourneboulé
he was in his pyjamas	il était en pyjama
he was in the grip of a terrible rage	une violente colère l'agitait
he was in the war in Europe	il a fait la guerre en Europe
he was instrumental in their ruin	il fut l'un des instruments de leur ruine
he was intelligent enough not to try again	il a eu l'intelligence de ne pas recommencer
he was intoxicated	il était en état d'ivresse
he was intoxicated by his success	le succès l'enivrait
he was just behind me in the queue	il était juste après moi dans la file
he was just in front of me in the queue	il était juste avant moi dans la file
he was knighted	il a été fait chevalier
he was labelled a dilettante	il s'est fait cataloguer comme dilettante
he was laid up in bed for five weeks	il est resté immobilisé au lit pendant cinq semaines
he was laid up in bed for three days	il est resté cloué au lit pendant trois jours
he was lapping up everything she said	il buvait ses paroles
he was like a madman	il était comme fou
he was looking greedily at the money	il regardait l'argent d'un air cupide
he was lowering himself in that job	ce travail le déclassait
he was luckier than the others	il a eu davantage de chance que les autres
he was lying on the sofa	il était allongé sur le canapé
he was lying there unconscious	il gisait là sans connaissance
he was made Mr. Road Safety	il a été nommé Monsieur sécurité routière
he was made to do it	on lui a forcé la main
he was made to leave home	il a été chassé de chez lui
he was making rather risqué jokes	il plaisantait un peu lestement
he was marvellous	il a été parfait
he was miraculously cured at Lourdes	c'est un miraculé de Lourdes
he was my friend	il a été mon ami (and he is not myfriend any more)
he was my friend when..	il était mon ami lorsque..
he was never notified of it	il n'en a jamais eu connaissance
he was none too pleased	il a moyennement apprécié
he was not allowed the opportunity to explain his actions	on ne lui a pas laissé le loisir de s'expliquer
he was not allowed the opportunity to explain his actions	on ne lui a pas donné le loisir de s'expliquer
he was not amused	il a moyennement apprécié
he was not averse to tasting my cooking	il n'a pas dédaigné de goûter à ma cuisine
he was not on his guard	il ne se méfiait pas
he was not present at the meeting	il était absent de la réunion
he was nowhere to be found	on ne l'a trouvé nulle part
he was obnoxious that evening	ce soir-là, il s'est montré odieux
he was off like a shot!	il est parti à toutes pompes
he was one of my students	je l'ai eu comme élève
he was one of those actors who...	il était de ces comédiens qui...
he was only bragging	ce n'était qu'une hâblerie de sa part
he was only too glad to leave	il était trop heureux de partir
he was ordered to rejoin his regiment	il a reçu l'ordre de rejoindre son régiment
he was totally out of control	il ne se contrôlait plus
he was penalized for being rude to the umpire	il s'est fait sanctionner pour sa grossièreté envers l'arbitre
he was perfect	il a été parfait
he was perfectly clear	il a été on ne peut plus clair
he was pilloried in the press	il a été vilipendé dans la presse
he was pitchforked into the manager's job	il a été catapulté directeur
he was playing with his eraser	il jouait avec sa gomme
he was portrayed as a maniac	on l'a présenté sous les traits d'un maniaque
he was pressing up against me from fright	il se pressait contre moi tant il avait peur
he was promoted to the rank of captain	il a été promu capitaine
he was pronounced incapable of managing his estate	on l'a déclaré incapable de gérer sa fortune
he was prostrate with grief after his wife's death	après la mort de sa femme, il était effondré
he was pushed towards the front of the stage	il s'est trouvé propulsé sur le devant de la scène
he was quickening his pace	il accélérait l'allure
he was quite positive about it	il a été très affirmatif à ce sujet
he was reeling under the shock!	ça l'a sonné!
he was referred to a specialist	on l'a orienté vers un spécialiste
he was regarded by everyone as being a madman	aux yeux de tous, il passait pour fou
he was reinstated in the Civil Service	il a été réintégré dans l'Administration
he was remanded in custody for one year before being tried	il a fait un an de prévention avant d'être jugé
he was reputed to be a coward	on le disait lâche
he was restrained in his congratulations	il mit de la sobriété dans ses félicitations
he was robbed	il s'est fait dévaliser
he was robbed of everything he had	il s'est fait dépouiller de tous ses biens
he was rooted to the spot with fear	la peur le clouait sur place
he was run over	il s'est fait écraser
he was rushed off to hospital	on l'a transporté d'urgence à l'hôpital
he was sacked, which seemed fair enough under the circumstances	par un juste retour des choses il a été licencié
he was said to be a coward	on le disait lâche
he was saying really nasty things to me	il me disait des vacheries
he was seized with doubt	le doute l'a envahi
he was selling carpets, bracelets and goodness/God knows what else	il vendait des tapis, des bracelets et que sais-je encore
he was sent to appear before the public prosecutor	il a été déféré au Parquet
he was sentenced to five years in jail	il a été condamné à cinq ans de prison
he was severely affected by his brother's death	la mort de son frère l'a profondément perturbé
he was shattered by the news of their death	l'annonce de leur mort l'a terrassé
he was showering her with compliments	il lui faisait des compliments en veux-tu en voilà
he was showing off	il essayait de faire son intéressant
he was silhouetted against the screen	son ombre se projetait sur l'écran
he was silhouetted against the sky	sa silhouette se détachait sur le ciel
he was sitting there yawning	il était assis là à bâiller
he was six weeks premature	il est né six semaines avant terme
he was slated by the jury	il s'est fait descendre par le jury
he was slumped in his chair	il était affaissé sur sa chaise
he was smiling happily in his sleep	il souriait aux anges dans son sommeil
he was smiling happily in his sleep	il riait aux anges dans son sommeil
he was snatched from his home	il a été enlevé à son domicile
he was so absorbed in what he was doing	tout à son affaire, il ne m'a pas vu entrer
he was so admired, what a comedown!	il était si admiré, quelle dégringolade!
he was so bad that the audience walked out	il était si mauvais que le public est sorti (on him)
he was so distraught he forgot to ...	dans son égarement, il a oublié de ...
he was so frightened he couldn't talk properly	la peur le faisait bafouiller
he was so frightened that he tried to run away	il était très effrayé, au point qu'il a essayé de se sauver
he was so stunned that he didn't even hear me	son ahurissement était tel qu'il ne m'entendait pas
he was so tired he couldn't think straight	la fatigue lui engourdissait l'esprit
he was soaked with sweat after the race	il était baigné de sueur après sa course
he was sometimes alleged to have magical powers	on lui a parfois prêté des pouvoirs magiques
he was sometimes claimed to have magical powers	on lui a parfois prêté des pouvoirs magiques
he was sprawling on his bed	il était vautré sur son lit
he was standing just a few yards from me	il se tenait à quelques pas de moi
he was standing on the doorstep, as if he was rooted to the spot	il restait sur le seuil, comme paralysé
he was standing on the table	il était debout sur la table
he was standing with his arms folded	il était debout, les bras croisés
he was steered towards the sciences	on l'a aiguillé vers une section scientifique
he was still a child when he understood	il était encore enfant quand il comprit
he was strangled to death	il est mort par strangulation
he was stretched out at full length	il était étendu de tout son long
he was stripped of his civil rights	il a été privé de ses droits de citoyen
he was struck dumb with astonishment	il en resta muet d'étonnement
he was stupid enough to talk to the press about it	il a commis l'imprudence d'en parler aux journalistes
he was subjected to scurrilous attacks in the newspapers	il a été victime d'odieuses attaques dans les journaux
he was sucking at his pipe	il suçotait sa pipe
he was superbly cynical	il a été superbe de cynisme
he was superbly indifferent	il a été superbe d'indifférence
he was supposed to come come but I didn't see him	il devait venir mais je ne l'ai pas vu
he was supposed to have come but I didn't see him	il devait venir mais je ne l'ai pas vu
he was supposed to take a week's holiday, wasn't he?	il devait prendre une semaine de vacances, non?
he was taken prisoner	il a été fait prisonnier
he was the butt of their jokes	leurs moqueries étaient dirigées contre lui
he was the forsaken member of that generation of film directors	il a été le mal-aimé de cette génération de réalisateurs
he was the one who brought the project to fruition	il a été le réalisateur du projet
he was the one who took the rap	c'est lui qui a écopé
he was the person who introduced me to Michel	il a été mon introducteur auprès de Michel
he was the subject of an investigation	il a fait l'objet d'une enquête
he was throwing his opponents around	il faisait voler ses adversaires
he was throwing the plates in the air	il faisait voler les assiettes
he was too wrapped up in his career	il s'est trop polarisé sur sa carrière
he was torn between joy and fear	il était partagé entre la joie et la crainte
he was tortured by jealousy	la jalousie le torturait
he was tossing and turning in his bed	il se tournait et se retournait dans son lit
he was trying to put on a brave face	il essayait de se donner une contenance
he was trying to put on a brave face	il essayait de prendre une contenance
he was trying to sleep	il cherchait le sommeil
he was unable to come since he was ill	en effet, il était malade
he was unable to come since he was ill	il n'a pas pu venir
he was unable to gain respect	il n'a pas su se faire respecter
he was uncomfortable about taking the money	il a accepté l'argent avec une certaine gêne
he was unexpectedly given the job of branch manager	ils l'ont parachuté directeur dans une succursale
he was unmoved by the sight	devant ce spectacle, il est resté froid
he was utterly contented	il ne se sentait plus d'aise
he was very annoyed at my decision	il s'est montré très mécontent de ma décision
he was very daring	c'était un audacieux
he was very generous	il a été très généreux
he was very shy, and so he didn't dare reply	il était très timide, aussi n'osa-t-il rien répondre
he was waiting for Luc's answer but the latter kept quiet	il attendait la réponse de Luc, mais ce dernier se taisait
he was watching her every move	il suivait des yeux ses moindres gestes
he was watching her furtively	il la surveillait à la dérobée
he was waving his arms around	il faisait des moulinets avec ses bras
he was wearing a cap	il était coiffé d'une casquette
he was wearing his everyday clothes	il portait ses vêtements de tous les jours
he was whirling his arms around	il faisait des moulinets avec ses bras
he was wise enough to retreat	il préféra prudemment battre en retraite
he was working without a shirt on	il travaillait torse nu
he was wounded in the war	il a été blessé à la guerre
he went home and it was just as well he did, but he'd have done better to stay where he was	il est rentré chez lui et bien lui en a pris
he'd deduced who the culprit was	de déduction en déduction, il avait trouvé le coupable
he'd die screaming rather than admit he was wrong	il se ferait hacher plutôt que de reconnaître ses torts
he's been feeling increasingly isolated since he was made redundant	il se marginalise de plus en plus depuis son licenciement
he/she was an ancestor of mine	c'était mon ancêtre
his happiness was such that he could hardly believe it	son bonheur était tel qu'il ne pouvait y croire
I could feel he was determined	je le sentais résolu
I could feel he was ready	je le sentais prêt
I could tell he was determined	je le sentais résolu
I could tell he was ready	je le sentais prêt
I could tell straight away what sort of person he was from his reaction	à sa réaction, je l'ai tout de suite classé
I didn't know that he'd already arrived, which is why I was so surprised	je ne savais pas qu'il était déjà arrivé, d'où ma surprise
I felt deeply embarrassed having to tell him that he was dismissed	j'éprouvais une grande gêne à lui annoncer qu'il était renvoyé
I heard on the grapevine that he was back	j'ai appris par le téléphone arabe qu'il était rentré
I knew him when he was a child	je l'ai connu enfant
I thought he was behaving oddly that morning	je l'ai trouvé bizarre ce matin-là
I thought he was tactful	je le pensais diplomate
I was greatly relieved when he left at last	à mon grand soulagement, il partit enfin
I was unaware that he was ill	j'ignorais qu'il était malade
if he was that good, you'd know about it	ça se saurait s'il était si doué que ça (familier)
if I knew for sure that he was coming	si j'étais certain qu'il vienne
if I was certain that he was coming	si j'étais certain qu'il vienne
in support of what he was saying	à l'appui de ses dires
it appeared to me that he was aware of everything	il était, me semblait-il, au courant de tout
it seemed to me that he was aware of everything	il était, me semblait-il, au courant de tout
it turned out that HE was to blame	il s'est trouvé que c'était lui le fautif
it was a good while after he left	c'était bien après son départ
it was a long time after he left	c'était bien après son départ
it was absolutely no use running, he missed the train all the same	il a couru en pure perte, il a quand même manqué son train
it was obvious to me that he looked delighted	il ne m'a pas échappé qu'il avait l'air ravi
it was thanks to her that he discovered love	elle a été son initiatrice en amour
it was thanks to her that he discovered music	elle a été son initiatrice en musique
it was to be expected that he'd fail	son échec était prévisible
my despair, he was unable to come	à mon grand désespoir, il n'a pu venir
one distant cousin was all the family he had	pour toute famille il n'avait qu'une cousine éloignée
only this morning he was in agreement	ce matin encore, il était d'accord
so he was dismissed? — he was indeed!	il s'est fait renvoyer? — tout juste!
so, that explains it, he was frightened!	ah voilà, c'est parce qu'il avait peur!
strangely enough, he was on time!	chose curieuse, il était à l'heure!
such was the story he told us	telle fut l'histoire qu'il nous raconta
support what he was saying	à l'appui de ses dires
suspicions were aroused by the fact that he was so eager to admit his guilt	son empressement à se déclarer coupable éveilla les soupçons
the best of it is that he was right!	le plus fort, c'est qu'il avait raison!
the day after he was arrested	le lendemain de son arrestation
the house where he was born	sa maison natale
the place where he was born	son clocher
there was neither rhyme nor reason in what he was telling me	il me tenait des propos sans rime ni raison
"this was done without my agreement, " he pointed out	"cela s'est fait sans mon accord", précisa-t-il
unfortunately for him, he was the oldest of six	pour son malheur, il était l'aîné de six enfants
unfortunately he was alone that night	le malheur voulut qu'il fût seul ce soir-là
we'd been told he was certain to go	on nous avait présenté son départ comme certain
what he said was somewhat irresponsible	il a fait preuve d'une certaine légèreté dans ses propos
what he was telling me had neither rhyme nor reason to it	il me tenait des propos sans rime ni raison
whatever was he thinking of?	qu'est-ce qui a bien pu lui passer par la tête?
when asked who was President at the time, he didn't know	quand on lui a demandé qui était président à l'époque, il n'a pas su répondre (what the answer was)
when he goes to school, it's as if he was going to his own funeral	il va à l'école comme au supplice
when I said nothing, he thought I was trying to avoid answering	il a pris mon silence pour une dérobade
when I woke up he was there	à mon réveil il était là
while he was living in exile in London	pendant son exil londonien
whilst he was more conciliatory, he still wouldn't change his mind	en étant plus conciliant, il ne changeait toujours pas d'avis
without being fully aware of what he was doing	sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait
without fully realizing what he was doing	sans bien se rendre compte de ce qu'il faisait
you can imagine how disappointed he was!	tu penses s'il était déçu
you can imagine how happy he was!	tu penses s'il était heureux!
you should have seen what he was wearing!	il était habillé, faut voir!
you wouldn't think he was ill	on ne croirait pas qu'il est malade