Usage examples of "commença" in French with translation to English

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Une averse commença à tomber. A heavy rain began to fall.
Il commença une nouvelle vie. He started a new life.
La pluie commença à tomber. The rain began to fall.
Marie commença à se déshabiller. Mary started taking her clothes off.
Il commença à avoir peur. He began to feel afraid.
Soudain, il commença à pleuvoir. All of a sudden it started raining.
Il commença à siffler un air. He began to whistle a tune.
Ça commença comme un passe-temps. It started as a hobby.
Un vent fort commença à souffler. A strong wind began to set in.
Le cours commença à l'heure. The lecture started on schedule.
L'attaque commença sans préparation suffisante. The attack began without enough planning.
C'est ainsi que ça commença. That's how it started.
Elle commença à parler au chien. She began to talk to the dog.
Il commença à pleuvoir à torrent. It started to rain in torrents.
Il commença à chercher du travail. He began to look for work.
Sa conférence commença à l'heure prévue. His lecture started on time.
La guerre commença cinq années après. War began five years later.
Le cours d'anglais commença à 8h30. The English lesson started at 8:30.
Il commença à chercher un travail. He began to look for a job.
Il commença dans la vie comme un péquenaud. He started off a country bumpkin.
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