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Dictionary French ← English: when

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lorsque {conj}

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when

quand {adv}

9

when

où {conj} [jour, matin, soir]

when

alors que {conj} [quand]

when

en guise de {conj}

when

à quelle heure {adv}

when [at which time]

2 Words: Others

excepté quand {conj}

except when

sauf si {conj}

except when

pendant l'aspiration {adv}

when inhaling

au besoin {adv}

when needed

3 Words: Others

fin. payable à (l')échéance {adj}

payable when due

pendant l'aspiration {adv}

when breathing in

4 Words: Others

à l'époque où {conj}

at the time when

À l'instant où tu m'as appelé.

Just when you rang.

le moment venu {adv} [au passé]

when the time came

le moment venu {adv} [au futur]

when the time comes

5+ Words: Others

cuis. J'ai calé au dessert.

I gave up when it came to the dessert.

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.

La nuit porte conseil. [loc.]

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

La nuit porte conseil. [loc.]

We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. [idiom]

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]

à l'expiration de ce délai {adv}

when the allotted time expires

à l'expiration de ce délai {adv}

when the deadline is reached

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

When the water starts boiling again ...

Quand tu es au fond du trou, arrête de creuser. [loc.]

When you're in a hole, stop digging. [idiom]

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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