Usage examples of "passé composé" in French with translation to English

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Chaque génération aura à redécouvrir pour elle-même les vérités du passé. Each generation would have to rediscover for itself the truths of the past.
À strictement parler, le chinois est composé de centaines de dialectes. Strictly speaking, Chinese consists of hundreds of dialects.
Où est passé tout le pain ? Where did all the bread go?
Est-ce composé de bois ou de métal ? Is it made of wood or metal?
Deux mois ont passé depuis qu'il est parti pour la France. Two months have passed since he left for France.
Le public était essentiellement composé d'étudiants. The audience consisted mainly of students.
Smith a passé des années à étudier l'effet du sommeil et du manque de sommeil sur la mémoire et l'apprentissage. Smith has spent years studying the effects of sleep and sleep loss on memory and learning.
L'ADN est un composé chimique complexe qui constitue un gène. DNA is a complex chemical that makes up a gene.
Ça s'est passé quand je ne regardais pas. It happened while I wasn't looking.
Le bento est un petit repas composé de riz bouilli et d’algues, que l’on vend dans des boîtes de bois blanc. The bento is a small meal made of boiled rice and seaweed, that is sold in cheap wooden boxes.
Merci pour le temps que vous avez passé avec moi durant mon séjour à Atlanta. Thank you for the time you spent with me during my visit to Atlanta.
Ce train est composé de sept wagons. This train is made up of seven cars.
Que c'est-il passé dans le bus ? What happened on the bus?
Pour autant que je sache, ce composé chimique empêchera les germes de se multiplier. To the best of my knowledge, this chemical will prevent germs from breeding.
Je n'ai que faire de ton passé. I don't care about your past.
Le dessert était composé de crème fouettée. The dessert was made with whipped cream.
Quelque chose s'est passé. Something happened.
J'ai composé la chanson pour elle. I wrote the song for her.
Quarante ans ont passé. Forty years passed.
Le bronze est composé de cuivre et d'étain. Bronze is composed of copper and tin.
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