HE WAS

Arabic 

‏فيما عاذ الله (he was forbidden), ‏إحتدم غيظا (he was beside himself). (various references)

Czech

vyvádìl jako smyslù zbavený (he was hopping mad), mìl dost štìstí (he was lucky enough to, he was lucky to), byl bez sebe (he was beside himself). (various references)

Finnish

hänen matkansa estyi (he was prevented from making the trip), hän ei häkeltynyt (he was not put out), hän ei ollut kotona ajoissa (he was not home in time), hän ilmaisi asiansa hyvin selvästi (he was quite explicit), hän jähmettyi kauhusta (he was paralysed with terror), hän kävi täällä tänään (he was here to-day), hän parhaillaan lounasti (he was having lunch), hän pelkäsi putoavansa (he was afraid of falling), hän saapui täsmälleen (he was on time), hän sai kuulla totuuden (he was told the truth), hän sai lähteä sinne (he was allowed to go there), hän sai virkaeron (he was granted a discharge), hän tuli toiseksi (he was the runner-up), hän vääntelehti naurusta (he was convulsed with laughter), hänelle suotiin lämmin vastaanotto (he was given a warm welcome), hänet ryöstettiin putipuhtaaksi (he was robbed of every penny he had), hänet ylennettiin kapteeniksi (he was promoted captain), hänet vapautettiin takausta vastaan (he was released o bail), hän voitti ensimmäisen palkinnon (he was awarded the first prize), hänet tavattiin varkaudesta (he was caught stealing), hänet kruunattiin kuninkaaksi (he was crowned king), hänet korotettiin everstiksi (he was promoted colonel), hänet kastettiin Kaarloksi (he was christened Charles), hänen piti tulla jo eilen (he was to come yesterday), hänen oli pakko lähteä (he was compelled to leave, he was obliged to go), hänet valittiin presidentiksi (he was elected President), vaikka kohta oli vahva mies, ei jaksanut (strong though he was he could not), eläessään (when he was alive), oli hengenvaarassa (he was in mortal danger, his life was in danger), sillä tekosyyllä, että hän oli sairas (on the pretext that he was ill, under the pretext of being ill), syntyessään (at his birth, when he was born), vähältä piti, ettei hän hukkunut (he came very near drowning, he was within a hair's breadth of drownindrowning). (various references)

French

il était. (various references)

German

er wurde zum Direktor ernannt (he was appointed manager), Er wurde von ihm reingelegt. (He was taken in by him.), Er wurde aufgehalten. (He was delayed.), er wurde aufgehalten (he was delayed), Er war sehr ungezogen. (He was very off-hand.), er war in großer gala (he was in full regalia), Er war frech wie Oskar. (He was as bold as brass.), Er stand vor dem Nichts. (He was faced with ruin.), er musste nachsitzen (he was kept in after school), er lachte übers ganze Gesicht (he was all smiles). (various references)

Greek 

ήταν (it was, she was), αυτός ήταν. (various references)

Hungarian

olyan porosan ahogy volt (covered with dust as he was), azonmód porosan (covered with dust as he was). (various references)

Italian

era (era). (various references)

Pig Latin

ehay asway.(various references)

Romanian

nu era nicãieri (he was nowhere), nu ştia cum sã rãspundã (he was at a loss to answer), n-avea din ce trãi (he was hard up), era totul pentru mama lui (he was all the world to his mother), dupã cum avea obiceiul sã spunã (as he was wont to say), în ce stare era (what a state he was in). (various references)

Russian 

он был вне себя (he was beside himself). (various references)

Scottish

ge (although, in the phrase : ge b'e, or whatever it, though, whoever, whoever he was). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

on je bio van sebe (he was beside himself). (various references)

Spanish

estaba (I was, it was). (various references)