Sentence examples of "be on" in English

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Translations: all29 marcher4 avoir lieu2 other translations23

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The next meeting will be on the tenth of June. La prochaine réunion aura lieu le dix juin.

The ice was thick enough to walk on. La glace était assez épaisse pour marcher dessus.

Remind me that the meeting is on Monday. Rappelle-moi que la réunion a lieu lundi.

The ice was so thick as to walk on. La glace était assez épaisse pour marcher dessus.

The ice was thick enough for me to walk on. La glace était suffisamment épaisse pour que je puisse y marcher dessus.

The lake has frozen over but I'm not sure the ice is strong enough to walk on. Le lac a gelé, mais je ne suis pas certain que la glace soit assez solide pour y marcher.

Be on your guard against fire. Soyez vigilant quant au risque d'incendie.

That building must be on fire. Ce bâtiment doit être en feu.

To be on time, I ran. J'ai couru pour être à l'heure.

We should be on our way. Nous devrions être partis.

Be on your guard against pickpockets. Sois sur tes gardes concernant les pickpockets.

Be on your guard against pickpockets, Ken. Fais attention aux pickpockets, Ken.

I'd better be on my way. Je ferais mieux d'y aller.

I ran so I would be on time. J'ai couru pour être à l'heure.

He managed to be on time for class. Il réussit à être à l'heure pour le cours.

I ran in order to be on time. J'ai couru pour être à l'heure.

We happened to be on the same train. Il advint que nous nous trouvions dans le même train.

Drivers should always be on their guard against accidents. Les conducteurs devraient toujours être sur leur garde quant aux accidents.

The institution of marriage appears to be on the decline. L'institution du mariage semble être sur le déclin.

Starting next week, I'll be on the late shift. Dès la semaine prochaine, je ferai partie de l'équipe du soir.

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