Sentence examples of "commençaient" in French with translation "start"

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Le café était tellement enfumé que mes yeux commençaient à piquer. The bar was so smoky that my eyes started to sting.
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.
Je commence dès ce soir. I am starting this evening.
L'école commence lundi prochain. School starts next Monday.
Il commence à faire froid. It's starting to cool off.
Le virus commence à muter. The virus is starting to mutate.
Commence un nouveau paragraphe ici. Start a new paragraph here.
À quelle heure ça commence ? What time does it start?
Commence par faire les comptes. Start by doing the books.
Nous commencerons quand il arrivera. We will start when he comes.
Commencez par faire les comptes. Start by doing the books.
Oui, ça a déjà commencé. Yes, it has already started.
J'ai commencé à saigner. I've started bleeding.
Il a commencé à neiger. It's started to snow.
Il commença une nouvelle vie. He started a new life.
Marie commença à se déshabiller. Mary started taking her clothes off.
Soudain, il commença à pleuvoir. All of a sudden it started raining.
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