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Dictionary French ← English: when

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lorsque {conj}

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when

quand {adv}

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when

alors que {conj} [quand]

when

en guise de {conj}

when

à quelle heure {adv}

when [at which time]

2 Words

excepté quand {conj}

except when

au besoin {adv}

when needed

3 Words

fin. payable à (l')échéance {adj}

payable when due

4 Words

à l'époque où {conj}

at the time when

le moment venu {adv} [au passé]

when the time came

le moment venu {adv} [au futur]

when the time comes

5+ Words

Il avait beau jeu de le faire alors que .... [loc.]

It was all very well for him to do it when ... [idiom]

La faim fait sortir le loup du bois. [loc.]

Needs must (when the devil drives). [idiom]

Seulement si c'est indispensable.

Only when it's absolutely necessary.

Nous allions partir lorsqu'on a sonné.

We were about to leave when the door bell rang.

On verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

à l'approche de la nuit {adv}

when (the) night closes in

Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison. [loc.]

When it's mild at Christmas, it's cold at Easter. [idiom]

cuis. Dès la reprise de l'ébullition de l'eau ...

When the water starts boiling again ...

Fiction (Literature and Film)

littérat. F Quand nous étions grands

Back When We Were Grownups [Anne Tyler]

BD F Non, Obélix ! ... Tu n'auras pas de potion magique ! Je t'ai dit mille fois que tu étais tombé dedans étant petit ! [citation]

No, Obelix! ... You cannot have the magic potion! I've told you a thousand times that you fell into the potion when you were little!

littérat. F Quand nous étions orphelins

When We Were Orphans [Kazuo Ishiguro]

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