Sentence examples of "commençaient" in French

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Les étoiles commençaient à apparaître. The stars were beginning to appear.
Le café était tellement enfumé que mes yeux commençaient à piquer. The bar was so smoky that my eyes started to sting.
Ils commençaient à perdre foi en leur commandant. They were beginning to lose faith in their commander.
Le café était tellement enfumé que les yeux commençaient à me brûler. The bar was so smoky that my eyes started to sting.
Les jeunes compagnes de Sarah commençaient à s'apeurer. Elle seule conservait son sang-froid et rassurait ses amies. Sarah's young friends were starting to be scared. Only she kept her cool and reassured her friends.
À l'époque, les bicyclettes commençaient à être populaires et, ici et là, il y avait de mauvais débutants qui renversaient les passants et défonçaient leurs clôtures. At that time, bicycles were just starting to get popular and, here and there, there were many unskilled beginners who ran into people and broke through their hedges.
En ce temps-là, les bicyclettes commençaient juste à devenir populaires, et ça et là, il y avait de nombreux débutants qui bousculaient les gens et passaient à travers leurs haies. At that time, bicycles were just starting to get popular and, here and there, there were many unskilled beginners who ran into people and broke through their hedges.
L'école commence à 8h10. School begins at 8:10 a.m.
Je commence dès ce soir. I am starting this evening.
L'école commence en avril. School begins in April.
L'école commence lundi prochain. School starts next Monday.
L'école commence au printemps. School begins in spring.
Il commence à faire froid. It's starting to cool off.
Je commence à la détester. I'm beginning to hate her.
Le virus commence à muter. The virus is starting to mutate.
Alors, où devons-nous commencer ? So, where shall we begin?
Commence un nouveau paragraphe ici. Start a new paragraph here.
Les travaux vont commencer demain. Work is due to begin tomorrow.
À quelle heure ça commence ? What time does it start?
Nous allons commencer sous peu. We'll begin shortly.
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