Sentence examples of "was on vacation" in English
She would willingly come but she was on vacation.
Elle serait venue volontiers mais elle était en vacances.
He was on the verge of revealing the secret when a sharp look from Martha shut him up.
Il était sur le point de révéler le secret lorsqu'un regard sévère de Marthe le fit se taire.
While they were away on vacation, their neighbors looked after the dog.
Pendant qu'ils étaient partis en vacances, leurs voisins se sont occupés du chien.
It was on the morning of February the ninth that I arrived in London.
Je suis arrivé à Londres le matin du 9 février.
Would you look after my children while I am away on vacation?
Pourriez-vous vous occuper de mes enfants quand je serai parti en vacances ?
He grew a beard while he was on holiday.
Il s'est laissé pousser la barbe pendant qu'il était en vacances.
When you start to look like the photo in your passport, it's time to go on vacation.
Quand on commence à ressembler à la photo de son passeport, on devrait partir en vacances.
In the discussion the accent was on unemployment.
Dans la discussion, l'accent était mis sur le chômage.
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