Sa blessure était sans espoir de guérison, et il devait l'accepter.
Le rapport de projet manquant lui incombait, et il devait résoudre le problème.
The missing project report was at his door, and he had to resolve the issue.
On le persécutait, lui aussi, et il devait se cacher comme tout le monde.
He was being persecuted, too, and had to hide just like everybody else.
Son superviseur rencontrait les fournisseurs et il devait rentrer l'information dans la banque de données.
His supervisor met the suppliers and had to enter the information in the data base.
Elle a invité mon maître et il devait être présent.
She'd invited my master and he was to attend.
Ils avaient un donneur d'organe et il devait s'y rendre immédiatement.
They had an organ donor and he was to come immediately.
Les sols savonnés étaient glissants, et il devait marcher prudemment pour éviter de glisser.
The soaped floors were slick, and he had to walk carefully to avoid slipping.
C'était son seul fils, et il devait hériter du trône.
This was her only son, and he was to inherit the throne.
Il était le conducteur, et il devait rester avec eux.
And he was a leader, and he had to stay with them.
Il y a constamment des élections et il devait quémander.
We had elections going constantly, and he had to beg.
Cet objectif avait déjà été réalisé quand son contrat a touché fin et il devait partir.
This was achieved when his contract expired and he had to leave.
La forêt était devenue particulièrement dense en cet endroit, et il devait suivre le sentier.
The forest had become particularly dense and he had to follow the path.
Les rumeurs tourbillonnaient, lui disant que la vérité finira par éclater, et il devait se préparer.
Rumors swirled, telling him that the truth will out, and he had to prepare.