Sentence examples of "se mettre" in French

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Translations: all59 start40 set to work2 put on1 other translations16
Les gens peuvent facilement se mettre à aimer mais pas si facilement arrêter d'aimer. People can easily start loving, but not so easily stop.
Les gens peuvent choisir de se mettre à aimer mais ne peuvent choisir d'arrêter. People can choose to start loving, but can't choose to stop.
Il s'est mis à chanter. He started singing.
Ils se mirent immédiatement à travailler. They set to work at once.
Tom se déshabilla et mit son pyjama. Tom took off his clothes and put on his pajamas.
Il s'est mis à pleuvoir. It started to rain.
Sitôt leur réunion terminée, ils se mirent au travail. As soon as their meeting was over, they set to work.
Il se mit soudain à pleuvoir. It suddenly started raining.
Il s'est soudain mis à pleuvoir. It suddenly started raining.
Le bébé s'est mis à pleurer. The baby started to cry.
Je me mis à lire le livre. I started reading the book.
Je me mis à lire le livre. I started reading the book.
Soudain, ma mère se mit à chanter. Suddenly, my mother started singing.
Il se mit à laver sa voiture. He started washing his car.
Il s'est mis à se comporter bizarrement. He has started acting strangely.
Il s'est mis à laver sa voiture. He started washing his car.
Elle s'est mise à se comporter bizarrement. She has started acting strangely.
La pluie s'est soudainement mise à tomber. All of a sudden it started raining.
Elles se mirent d'accord pour commencer tôt. They agreed to start early.
Ils se mirent d'accord pour commencer tôt. They agreed to start early.
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