Translation for "étaient qu'à" to english

Étaient qu'à

• were
• were only

Translation examples

were only

Ils n'étaient qu'à environ 2 km des blockhaus japonais.
They were only about a mile and a half from the Japanese bunkers.

On a quitté Moscou par un froid terrible. Les Allemands étaient à deux pas.
When we left Moscow, it was already cold... and the Germans were only a couple of steps away.

Ils en étaient à ce qu'il y a sur la photo.
They were only as far as what was in the picture.

- Ils étaient à un mètre à peine !
They were only a few feet away!

Il a dit des méchancetés qui n'étaient qu'à moitié vraies.
He said really mean things that were only partly true.

Les familles possédant plus de 10 esclaves étaient à peine 400, et 80 % de la population blanche n'avait jamais possédé d'esclaves.
There were only 400 families who owned more than 10 slaves. Eighty percent of the white population had never owned slaves.

Ils étaient à peine vingt.
There were only, like, twenty guys!

Les réservoirs étaient à moitié pleins.
When we took off, the tanks were only half full.

Ils n'étaient qu'à moitié les miens.
They were only half mine.

Si deux tours n'étaient qu'à 8 cm l'une de l'autre, mais qu'il y avait beaucoup de fumée, elles se séparaient.
If two towers were only three inches apart but there was a lot of smoke in there, they would separate from each other.