Sentence examples of "being" in English with translation "avoir"

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She came near being drowned. Elle a failli se noyer.
He narrowly escaped being killed. Il a échappé à la mort de justesse.
The child came near being drowned. L'enfant a failli se noyer.
He excused himself for being late. Il a fait des excuses pour son retard.
He narrowly escaped being run over. Il a vraiment failli se faire renverser.
He is ashamed of his father being poor. Il a honte de la pauvreté de son père.
He barely missed being killed in the accident. Il a failli se faire tuer dans l'accident.
Love troubles have the advantage of never being boring. Les ennuis d'amour ont cela de bon qu'ils n'ennuient jamais.
He came near to being drowned in the river. Il a manqué se noyer dans la rivière.
I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. J'en ai marre d'en avoir marre.
Sometimes he has difficulties with being articulate about his views. Il a parfois des difficultés à exprimer clairement ses opinions.
As is being said, most airplane accidents occur at landing or takeoff stages. Il paraît que la plupart des accidents d'avion a lieu lors des phases d'atterrissage et de décollage.
There is a world of difference between, "somehow being understood" and "using correct English." Il y a un monde entre "se faire comprendre" et "avoir un anglais correct".
I told the children to be quiet, but they just kept on being noisy. J'ai enjoint aux enfants de se tenir tranquilles, mais ils ont continué à faire du bruit.
I never dreamed of there being such a quiet place in this noisy city. Je n'aurais jamais pensé qu'il y ait là un tel endroit tranquille dans cette ville bruyante.
One must wait for the residuals to converge before being able to use the simulation's results. Il faut attendre que les résidus aient convergé avant de pouvoir exploiter les résultats de la simulation.
By postponing what you have to do, you run the risk of never being able to do it. En remettant à plus tard ce qu'on a à faire, on court le risque de ne jamais pouvoir le faire.
I can't bring myself to tell him that there is no hope of his being given the position. Je ne peux me résoudre à lui dire qu'il n'y a aucun espoir pour qu'on lui attribue le poste.
I am the same age. Nous avons le même âge.
Squirrels are quick of movement. Les écureuils ont des mouvements rapides.
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