Sentence examples of "devenait" in French with translation "become"

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Son nom devenait largement connu. His name was becoming widely known.
Soudainement le ciel devenait sombre. All of a sudden the sky became dark.
Il devenait un chanteur célèbre. He was becoming a famous singer.
Plus il vieillissait, plus il devenait modeste. The older he grew, the more modest he became.
Plus il devenait riche plus il en voulait. The richer he became, the more he wanted.
Le ciel devenait de plus en plus sombre. The sky became darker and darker.
Les années passant, elle devenait de plus en plus belle. She became more and more beautiful as she grew older.
Plus il gravissait l'échelle sociale, plus modeste il devenait. The higher he rose in social rank, the more modest he became.
Le son devenait de plus en plus faible, jusqu'à ce qu'il disparaisse. The sound became fainter and fainter, till at last it disappeared.
Au fur et à mesure que les siècles passaient et plus l'Angleterre se peuplait, le peuple constata que son approvisionnement devenait un grand problème. As the centuries went by and England became more crowded, the people found their food supply a great problem.
Je rêve de devenir enseignante. I dream of becoming a teacher.
Tom rêve de devenir millionnaire. Tom dreams of becoming a millionaire.
Pourquoi veux-tu devenir infirmière ? Why do you want to become a nurse?
Je rêvais de devenir mannequin. I used to dream about becoming a model.
Il aspire à devenir enseignant. He aspires to become a teacher.
Tu dois devenir plus agressif. You need to become more aggressive.
Pourquoi voulez-vous devenir infirmière ? Why do you want to become a nurse?
Elle rêve de devenir infirmière. Her dream is to become a nurse.
Il aspire à devenir professeur. He aspires to become a teacher.
Mon frère est devenu prêtre. My brother has become a priest.
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