Il devait savoir que son fils pourrait sauver mon mari.
He had to know his son could save my husband.
Il a dit qu'on devait être fort pour Beth Ann.
He said we had to be strong for Beth Ann.
Ma femme avait la tuberculose, et devait changer de climat.
My wife had tuberculosis, and needed a change of climate.
Le peloton devait affronter 109,5 km entre Sèvres et Paris.
The peloton had to cover 109.5 kilometres between Sèvres and Paris.
Enfin, la coopération entre la CNUCED et l'OMC devait être renforcée.
Finally, cooperation between UNCTAD and the WTO should be strengthened.
Mon premier poisson, et ce devait être un homme.
My first fish, and it had to be a man.
La liberté devait signifier davantage que le droit de vote.
Freedom had to mean more than the right to vote.
Embarrassant pour les deux parties, mais ce devait être fait.
Embarrassing for both parties, but it had to be done.
La police a annoncé l'immeuble devait être mis en quarantaine.
Police announced the building was to be put under quarantine.
Ça devait être quelque chose qui aurait gâché sa carrière.
It had to be something that would've ruined his career.
Vince devait être payé un million de dollars pour sa vie.
Vince was being paid a million dollars for his life.
Je ne comprends pas pourquoi il devait aller en urologie.
I don't understand why he had to go into urology.
Le coût de service (maintenance) devait être à un niveau acceptable.
Cost of service (maintenance) should be at an acceptable level.
Frank devait payer pour ce qu'il a fait à Vince.
Frank needed to pay for what he did to Vince.
Le requérant devait identifier ses agresseurs présumés en leur présence.
The petitioner had to identify his alleged assailants in their presence.
Donc, quelque chose devait être fait pour combler la distance.
So something had to be done to bridge the distance.
Mme Lily a dit que personne d'autre ne devait voir.
Mrs. Lily said no one else was supposed to see.
Esther savait qu'elle devait faire davantage que se sauver elle-même.
Esther knew she had to do more than save herself.
Il devait être un événement important dans sa vie.
It was to be a significant event in her life.
Le projet 2824 devait être spécial, distinctif et exclusif.
The 2824 project had to be special, distinctive, and exclusive.
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