Translation for "les faits étaient" to english

Les faits étaient

• the facts were

Translation examples

the facts were

Les faits étaient les suivants... au cours d'une série de crashtests,
The facts were these... through a series of crash-test experiments,

Je sais de quoi ça a l'air, mais les faits étaient ainsi...
I know how this must sound, but the facts were these --

Les faits étaient les suivants --
The facts were these--

Ce qui arriverait si tous les faits étaient dévoilés.
Which it would be, if all the facts were to be revealed.

Les faits étaient contre nous.
The facts were against us.