Sentence examples of "came across" in English

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I came across your brother on the street. J'ai rencontré par hasard ton frère dans la rue.
On my way home, I came across an old friend. En rentrant à la maison, j'ai rencontré un vieil ami.
We often come across Japanese tourists in this area. On rencontre souvent des touristes japonais dans ce quartier.
She came across Jack yesterday. Elle a croisé Jack hier.
A good idea came across my mind. Une bonne idée me traversa l'esprit.
I came across him in that store. Je suis tombé sur lui dans ce magasin.
I came across a dog while returning home. En rentrant chez moi, je suis tombé sur un chien.
On her way home, Mary came across John. En revenant à la maison, Marie a croisé John.
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."
A boy is walking across the street. Un garçon marche le long de la rue.
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.
I saw her coming across the street. Je l'ai vue traverser la rue.
She came from Canada to see me. Elle est partie du Canada pour venir me voir.
There was a bridge across each river. Sur chaque fleuve il y avait un pont.
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.
Busy as she was, she came to see me. Occupée comme elle l'était, elle est venue me voir.
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