Sentence examples of "about" in English with translation "dans"

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A spy may be about. Un espion peut être dans les environs.
Don't nose about my room. Ne fouine pas dans ma chambre.
I read about it in the newspaper. Je l'ai lu dans le journal.
Please don't run about the room. S'il te plaît, ne cours pas dans la pièce.
People walked about in the wide garden. Les gens marchaient dans le vaste jardin.
She wrote about it in her diary. Elle y a fait référence dans son journal.
I read about him in the newspaper. J'ai lu à son sujet dans le journal.
He was walking about in the town. Il se promenait dans la ville.
We were just about to enter the room. Nous étions sur le point d'entrer dans la pièce.
I, too, will come in about ten minutes. Moi aussi je vais venir dans à peu près dix minutes.
There used to be a hotel about here. Il y avait un hôtel dans les environs.
I read about the accident in the newspaper. J'ai lu à propos de l'accident dans le journal.
I inquired about the book in many stores. Je me suis enquis du livre dans plusieurs magasins.
An article about our school appeared in the newspaper. Un article concernant notre école a été publié dans le journal.
Don't keep me in the dark about it. Ne me laissez pas dans l'ignorance à ce sujet.
Have you read the article about Asia in Time? Avez-vous lu l'article sur l'Asie dans le Time ?
There are about seven billion people in the world. Environ sept milliards d'hommes vivent dans le monde.
Roughly speaking, there were about 30 people in the bus. En gros, il devait y avoir une trentaine de personnes dans le bus.
As in everything else, there's something beautiful about sin. Comme dans toute chose, il y a quelque chose de beau dans le péché.
There were hundreds of people milling about in the streets. Des centaines de personnes s'affairaient dans les rues.
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