Usage examples of "ran across" in English with translation to French

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I ran across your mother in the library. Je suis tombé sur ta mère à la bibliothèque.

A cat ran across the street. Un chat traversa la rue.

A rat ran across the road. Un rat traversa la route.

He ran across the street, leaving her alone. Il a traversé la route en courant, la laissant toute seule.

Yesterday I ran across her at the station. Hier, je l'ai croisée à la gare.

I ran across an old friend near the bank. J'ai croisé un vieil ami près de la banque.

She ran across her old friend while walking in the park. Elle rencontra par hasard sa vieille amie au cours d'une promenade dans le parc.

I ran across his telephone number in an old address book of mine. J'ai trouvé son numéro de téléphone par hasard dans un vieux carnet d'adresses.

I came across a dog while returning home. En rentrant chez moi, je suis tombé sur un chien.

An ash-colored rabbit appeared and as soon as I drew near, it hopped and ran into the woods again. Un lapin cendré apparut et dès que je m'approchai, il sauta et retourna dans les bois en courant.

He failed in his attempt to swim across the river. Il a échoué dans sa tentative de traverser la rivière à la nage.

A boy ran up to me. Un garçon accourut vers moi.

A boy is walking across the street. Un garçon marche le long de la rue.

She was puzzled, and she ran away from me. Elle était confuse, et s'enfuit loin de moi.

I saw her coming across the street. Je l'ai vue traverser la rue.

I ran a risk of advising her. Je courus le risque de l'avertir.

There was a bridge across each river. Sur chaque fleuve il y avait un pont.

The contestant blurted out the right answer just before the time ran out. Le candidat éructa la réponse juste avant que le temps ne soit écoulé.

It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed. Il fallait du courage pour traverser le Pacifique à la voile en solitaire.

I ran away in a hurry. J'ai déguerpi dare-dare.

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