Sentence examples of "began" in English

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He began to cry loudly. Il se mit à pleurer tout fort.

The boy began to cry. Le garçon se mit à pleurer.

Suddenly, it began to rain. Soudainement il se mit à pleuvoir.

Suddenly rain began to fall. Soudainement il se mit à pleuvoir.

The girls began to laugh. Les filles se mirent à rire.

She began to gain weight. Elle se mit à prendre du poids.

It began snowing just now. Il vient de se mettre à neiger.

I began playing golf years ago. Je me suis mis au golf il y a plusieurs années.

Electronic commerce began to spread rapidly. Le commerce électronique s'est rapidement étendu.

To make matters worse, it began snowing. Pour ne rien arranger, il se mit à neiger.

His wounded leg began to bleed again. Sa jambe blessée se mit à saigner de nouveau.

All of a sudden, it began raining. Tout à coup, il se mit à pleuvoir.

She turned away and began to cry. Elle se détourna et se mit à pleurer.

The Sphinx began to walk around him. Le sphynx se mit à marcher autour de lui.

My baby began crying, asking for milk. Mon bébé s'est mis à pleurer, il voulait téter.

The three of them began to laugh. Les trois s'esclaffèrent.

All at once they began to laugh. Ils se mirent à rire tous ensemble.

Her cheeks began to glow with shame. Ses joues se couvrirent du rouge de la honte.

A ceasefire began a few hours later. Un cessez-le-feu prit effet quelques heures plus tard.

Tennis began in France in the thirteenth century. Le tennis fut d'abord pratiqué en France au treizième siècle.

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