Sentence examples of "went out" in English
The electricity went out, but it's back on now.
Il y a eu une coupure d'électricité, mais maintenant c'est revenu.
The union went out on a strike for an indefinite period.
Le syndicat est entré en grève pour une durée indéterminée.
The company went out of business after many years of declining profits.
La compagnie cessa son activité après plusieurs années de baisse de profits.
Jane went out of her way to be nice to the new girl.
Jane a fait un effort pour être gentille avec la nouvelle fille.
The ambulance went out of control and came close to running over a pedestrian.
L'ambulance a perdu le contrôle et a failli écraser un piéton.
He went out of his way to make sure that we had everything we needed.
Il se mit en quatre pour s'assurer que nous disposions de tout ce dont nous avions besoin.
I went out of my way to visit my friend, but he wasn't at home.
J'ai fait un détour pour rendre visite à un ami, mais il n'était pas chez lui.
At Christmas he went out of his way to buy me a really nice model plane.
À Noël il a fait des pieds et des mains pour m'acheter une maquette d'avion réellement jolie.
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