Sentence examples of "came across" in English
We often come across Japanese tourists in this area.
On rencontre souvent des touristes japonais dans ce quartier.
I came across this book in a secondhand bookstore.
Je suis tombé sur cet ouvrage chez un bouquiniste.
He came across this old coin in an antique shop.
Il tomba par hasard sur cette vieille pièce dans un magasin d'antiquités.
He failed in his attempt to swim across the river.
Il a échoué dans sa tentative de traverser la rivière à la nage.
Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world."
Lorsqu'on lui demanda de quel pays il venait, il répondit: "Je suis citoyen du monde."
He fainted with hunger and fatigue, but came to after a while.
Il s'évanouit de faim et de fatigue, mais revint à lui peu après.
He also came up with yet another doubtful conclusion.
Il produisit aussi une conclusion douteuse de plus.
It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed.
Il fallait du courage pour traverser le Pacifique à la voile en solitaire.
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