Sentence examples of "Getting" in English

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Translations: all967 avoir269 arriver102 obtenir98 prendre76 mettre61 devenir59 recevoir44 s'avoir34 comprendre23 parvenir17 attraper12 procurer5 aller chercher5 acquérir3 capter3 faire passer2 finir par2 s'introduire2 s'écoper1 écoper1 other translations148

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I succeeded in getting what I wanted. J'ai réussi à avoir se que je voulais

It's getting light. Morning is coming. Ça s'éclaircit. Le matin arrive.

I succeeded in getting the book. J'ai réussi à obtenir le livre.

They were worried about getting caught. Ils étaient inquiets de se faire prendre.

My father is always getting angry. Mon père se met toujours en colère.

He was getting increasingly anxious. Il devenait de plus en plus angoissé.

I'm looking forward to getting your letter. J'attends de recevoir votre lettre avec impatience.

I am getting a cold. Je suis en train d'attraper froid.

I had difficulty getting a ticket for the concert. J'eus des difficultés à me procurer un billet pour le concert.

I had a little difficulty in getting a taxi. J'ai eu quelque difficulté à trouver un taxi.

I have to form the habit of getting up early. Je dois acquérir l'habitude de me lever tôt.

When anyone tries to explain the inexplicable, he is getting ready to excuse the inexcusable. À trop vouloir expliquer l'inexplicable, on finit par excuser l'inexcusable.

You finally succeeded in getting a job. Vous avez finalement réussi à trouver un emploi.

We're getting out of here. The cops are coming. On s'tire d'ici, les flics arrivent.

She succeeded in getting what she wanted. Elle a réussi à obtenir ce qu'elle voulait.

This isn't worth getting worked up over. Ce n'est pas la peine de se prendre la tête avec ça.

Birds sometimes cause accidents by getting in the way of airplanes. Les oiseaux causent parfois des accidents en se mettant sur le trajet des avions.

My hair is getting long. Mes cheveux deviennent longs.

We're getting a new car next month. Nous aurons une nouvelle voiture le mois prochain.

Getting to the bus stop, he found the bus had left. Il est arrivé à l'arrêt, pour s'apercevoir que le car était parti.

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