Sentence examples of "avait" in French with translation "have"

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Il avait un alibi solide. He had a strong alibi.
Il avait des cheveux gris. He had gray hair.
Ma tante avait trois enfants. My aunt had three kids.
Il avait de l'ambition. He had ambition.
Il avait un appareil photo. He has a camera.
Il avait les cheveux gris. He had grey hair.
Il avait un examen oral. He had an oral exam.
Il avait les cheveux longs. He had long hair.
Je remarquai qu'il avait arrêté. I noticed that he had stopped.
Elle avait un peu d'argent. She had a little money.
Elle avait du mal à nager. She was having a hard time swimming.
Il avait un mal de tête. He had a headache.
La guerre de 1812 avait commencé. The War of 1812 had begun.
Il avait le don de prophétie. He had the gift of prophecy.
Il avait largement suffisamment à manger. He had barely enough to eat.
Il avait découvert une nouvelle étoile. He had discovered a new star.
Maurice Ravel avait un beau vélo. Maurice Ravel had a nice bike.
Il avait une désagréable voix perçante. He had an unpleasant screechy voice.
Il avait un livre en main. He had a book in his hand.
Ce livre avait beaucoup de pages. That book had a lot of pages.
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