Translation for "avaient-ils" to english

Avaient-ils

• had they

Translation examples

had they

A peine avaient-ils achevé ce récit infernal qu'ils m'ont dit qu'ils allaient m'attacher ici et me laisser attendre la mort.
No sooner had they told this hellish tale then straight they told me they would bind me here and leave me to this miserable death.

Mais avaient-ils trouvé?
But had they found it?

Quels yeux avaient-ils vu ?
Which eyes had they seen?

Basé sur le peu qu'ils avaient, ils ont réussi à reconstituer l'origine de l'explosion.
Based on what little they had, they were able to piece together where the explosion originated.

n'avaient-ils aucun soupçon avant l'enlèvement?
Had they no apprehension about anything before the elopement took place?

Ils n'en reparlèrent que le lendemain. Avaient-ils jamais rencontré ce sourire?
Had they ever seen such a smile?

- Avaient-ils été torturés ?
- Had they been tortured?