happens nell'Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Traduzioni di happens nel dizionario inglese»francese

happen [ingl brit ˈhap(ə)n, ingl am ˈhæpən] VB vb intr

1. happen (occur):

happen

arriver, se passer, se produire

when/where/how did it happen?

quand/où/comment est-ce arrivé?, quand/où/comment cela s'est-il passé or produit?

what's happening?

qu'est-ce qui se passe?

the accident happened yesterday

l'accident est arrivé or s'est produit hier

I wonder what will happen next

je me demande ce qui va arriver or se passer maintenant

we must make sure this never happens again

nous devons faire en sorte que cela ne se reproduise jamais

you cannot expect the change to happen overnight

ne t'attends pas à ce que le changement se produise du jour au lendemain

so much has happened since our last meeting

il s'est passé tant de choses depuis notre dernière rencontre

he reacted as if nothing had happened

il a réagi comme si de rien n'était

whatever happens, don't get out of the car

quoi qu'il arrive, ne sors pas de la voiture

it had to happen , it was bound to happen ingl brit

ça devait arriver

miracles do happen!

les miracles, ça arrive!

it may happen that …, it can happen that …

il arrive parfois que …

how does it happen or how can it happen that such problems are ignored?

comment se fait-il qu'on ne prête pas attention à de tels problèmes?

success doesn't just happen!

le succès n'arrive pas comme ça!

anything might happen!

on peut s'attendre à tout!

she's the sort of person who makes things happen

elle fait bouger les choses

2. happen (befall):

to happen to sb

arriver à qn

the worst thing that can happen to a man like him is

la pire chose qui puisse arriver à un homme comme lui, c'est

old age/death is something that happens to us all

la vieillesse/la mort nous attend tous

3. happen (occur by chance):

there happens/happened to be a free parking space

il se trouve qu'il y a/qu'il y avait une place libre

we happened to be there when she appeared

nous nous trouvions là par hasard quand elle est arrivée

it so happens that I have an example right here

il se trouve que j'ai un exemple juste ici

as it happened, the weather that day was bad

il s'est trouvé qu'il faisait mauvais ce jour-là

if you happen to see her say hello

si par hasard tu la vois, salue-la de ma part

do you happen to have his phone number?

aurais-tu par hasard son numéro de téléphone?

4. happen (materialize):

happen

arriver

the promised reforms never happened

les réformes promises ne sont jamais arrivées

5. happen (go wrong, cause harm):

happen

arriver

if anything happens to Dinah, I shall never forgive myself

s'il arrive quoi que ce soit à Dinah, je ne me le pardonnerai jamais

do you think anything will happen?

penses-tu qu'il va arriver quelque chose?

6. happen (become of):

happen

devenir

what will happen to the children?

que deviendront les enfants?

what happened to all those fine promises?

que sont devenues toutes ces belles promesses?

7. happen (used indignantly, assertively):

he just happens to be the best actor in Britain!

il se trouve que c'est le meilleur acteur de Grande-Bretagne!

sorry, but I happen to disagree

désolé, mais je ne suis pas d'accord

I.happen on VB [ingl brit ˈhap(ə)n -, ingl am ˈhæpən -] (happen on [sth])

happen on object:

happen on

trouver [qc] par hasard, tomber sur [qc]

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opportunely happen, come along

au moment opportun

suddenly happen

tout à coup, tout d'un coup

Traduzioni di happens nel dizionario francese»inglese

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il est fréquent que cela arrive

it happens frequently

advenir

to happen

quoi qu'il advienne

no matter what happens

accessoirement (en plus)

as it happens

rien n'est fortuit

nothing happens by chance

(inévitablement) ça devait mathématiquement arriver

it was bound to happen

après moi le Déluge

I don't care what happens after I'm gone, après moi le déluge

happens nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di happens nel dizionario inglese»francese

I.happen [ˈhæpən] VB vb intr

happen

arriver

to happen to sb

arriver à qn

whatever happens

quoi qu'il arrive

to happen again

se reproduire

II.happen [ˈhæpən] VB vb trans

it happens that ...

il se trouve que ...

to happen to do sth

faire qc par hasard

I happen to do sth

il se trouve que je fais qc

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to happen with increasing frequency

arriver de plus en plus fréquemment

accidents will happen

ce sont des choses qui arrivent

it was an accident waiting to happen

cela devait forcément arriver

sth is bound to happen

qc va certainement se produire

it was bound to happen sooner or later

cela devait arriver tôt ou tard

it tends to happen that

il arrive souvent que +subj

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se reproduire (se répéter)

to happen again

sauf imprévu

unless anything unforeseen happens

advenir

to happen

aïe aïe aïe, qu'est-ce qu'on va devenir?

oh dear, what's going to happen to us?

tâcher que qc (ne) se produise (pas)

to ensure that sth (does not) happen

happens Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

it can happen sooner than you think

ça peut se produire plus tôt que ce que tu penses

whatever happens

quoi qu'il arrive

it happens that ...

il se trouve que ...

it was an accident waiting to happen

cela devait forcément arriver

that was bound to happen one day

cela devait arriver un jour

to happen just at the right moment

tomber à point

if it happens twice it'll happen a third time

jamais deux sans trois prov

it is fated that that will happen

il est écrit que cela arrivera

to happen at just the right moment

tomber à pic

it is inevitable that it will happen

il est inévitable que cela se produise

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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It also shows what happens when central banks rig up an economy.

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Uniform scaling happens, for example, when enlarging or reducing a photograph, or when creating a scale model of a building, car, airplane, etc.

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So what happens to my one year warrantee?

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But, as it often happens, the belligerent youth turn into docile adults, the good citizens of an unquestioning society.

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As it happens, this includes limbo dancing and taking a turn as the ship's cabaret act.

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Financial contagion happens at both the international level and the domestic level.

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Each marriage happens regardless of the previous one.

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When the lumber season is quiet it just so happens to be the season for blueberries which is big business.

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Well gawd help this man if he happens to go down the same path.

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If an accident happens and a roofer loses his/her footing, the 2x4 would stop the roofer from sliding down and/or off the roof.

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