hadn't in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hadn't in the English»French Dictionary

hadn't [Brit ˈhad(ə)nt, Am ˈhædnt]

hadn't → had not

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I hadn't figured on that!

je ne m'attendais pas à ça!

he was annoyed (that) I hadn't replied

il était contrarié parce que je n'avais pas répondu

I hadn't budgeted for a new car

je n'avais pas prévu d'acheter une nouvelle voiture

she hadn't gambled on his being there

elle n'avait pas prévu qu'il serait là

Translations for hadn't in the French»English Dictionary

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il nous a fait grief de ne pas avoir agi à temps

he held it against us that we hadn't acted in time

j'aurais été très ennuyé si je n'avais pas eu la clé

I would have been in real trouble if I hadn't had the key

je n'avais pas fait le rapprochement

I hadn't seen ou made the connection

je n'avais pas vu la situation sous cet aspect

I hadn't seen the situation in that light

elle avait mal raccroché (le téléphone)

she hadn't replaced the receiver properly

hadn't in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hadn't in the English»French Dictionary

hadn't [ˈhæd· ə nt ]

hadn't = had not, have

See also have

have <has, had, had> [hæv] VB aux, trans

have

avoir

to have to +infin

devoir +infin

has he/have you ...?

est-ce qu'il a/tu as ...?

to have sth to do

avoir qc à faire

to have the honesty/patience to +infin

avoir l'honnêteté/la patience de +infin

to have news about sb

avoir des nouvelles de qn

to have visitors

avoir de la visite

to have sth ready

avoir qc de prêt

to have a swim

nager

to have a walk

se promener

to have a talk with sb

avoir une discussion avec qn

to have a bath/shower

prendre un bain/une douche

to have a try

essayer

the apples to be had

les pommes fpl qu'il y a

Phrases:

to have the time

avoir le temps

to have it in for sb inf

avoir qn dans le collimateur

to have had it inf (be broken)

être foutu

to have had it with sb/sth inf

en avoir marre de qn/qc

to be had inf

se faire avoir

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I wish I hadn't told you

j'aurais mieux fait de ne rien te/vous dire

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Fortunately, collective contracts were able to ensure long term employment and large scale welfare including paid vacations and numerous other fringe benefits workers hadn't previously enjoyed.

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They carried backpacks and bedrolls, but they looked like they hadn't slept in days.

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He hadn't used insect repellent or a mosquito net either.

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Those scornful of the decision, he said, likely hadn't sat through all the evidence.

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Although her weekly salary was what a workman earned in a year at the time, she hadn't saved a penny.

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I hadn't expected to be outed like that in the media, and then to be chased down by the police.

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The other half were split between people who hadn't even played the disk and folks whose updates warned of the cootie.

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Clearly, nature hadn't got the message about slowing down: it had reclaimed its territory with rapacious speed.

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The pack horses stampeded and bolted - they hadn't heard the like before and of course a bolting pack horse soon looses its pack.

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He said that he hadn't had a vacation in 18 years and was tired and completely worn-out and that it was time to go fishing.

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