Usages of il fallait
Sans électricité, il fallait se coucher tôt.
Without electricity, one had to go to bed early.
Il fallait travailler dur tous les jours.
One had to work hard every day.
Est-ce qu'il fallait beaucoup d'argent pour devenir riche ?
Did one need a lot of money to become rich?
Pendant la guerre, il fallait survivre.
During the war, one had to survive.
Pour survivre, il fallait travailler dans les champs.
To survive, one had to work in the fields.
Il fallait prendre des médicaments pour cette maladie.
One had to take medication for this illness.
Il fallait arrêter d'enlever la rouille.
We had to stop removing the rust.
Il fallait tenter de réparer ce vieux véhicule.
We had to attempt to repair this old vehicle.
Il fallait lire le chapitre, mais la typographie n'était guère lisible.
We had to read the chapter, but the typography was barely legible.
« Il fallait fuir ! » s'écrient-ils.
"It was necessary to flee!" they cry out.
Dans cette fable, il fallait que le renard fût très rusé.
In this fable, the fox had to be very cunning.
Il fallait que la cigale vaniteuse suppliât la fourmi.
The vain cicada had to beg the ant.
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