Examples of using Avait failli in French and their translations into English
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Cet homme-là avait failli.
Il avait failli m'oublier.
E-128 La loi avait failli.
E-128 The law had failed.Il avait failli être pendu.
Tout le reste avait failli.
Everything else had failed.Combinations with other parts of speech
Il avait failli perdre sa main.
Quelqu'un qui avait failli mourir.
Someone who had almost died.Il avait failli perdre sa main.
He nearly lost his hand.Quelqu'un qui avait failli mourir.
By one who had almost killed.Il avait failli mourir aujourd'hui.
He nearly died today.E-26 Et l'homme de Dieu avait failli.
E-26 And God's man had failed.Il avait failli mourir aujourd'hui.
He almost died today.Quand toute chose avait failli, elle était…?.
When everything had failed, she was…?.Il avait failli perdre son boulot.
He almost lost his job.Malheureusement, Kakashi avait failli mourir dans le processus.
Catira almost died in the process.Il avait failli le perdre ce soir.
She had almost lost him tonight.La droite, avec son attitude schizophrénique à l'égard de l'ethnie et de la culture, avait failli.
The Right, with its schizophrenic attitudes toward race and culture, had faltered.Elle avait failli perdre sa place.
She nearly lost her seat.La planète avait failli exploser.
The planet had failed to explode.Il avait failli perdre la vie plusieurs fois.
He almost lost his life several times.
