Sentence examples of "come across" in English
We often come across Japanese tourists in this area.
On rencontre souvent des touristes japonais dans ce quartier.
It was impossible for the boy to swim across that river.
Il était impossible pour le garçon de traverser cette rivière à la nage.
Her job was to see the children safely across the street.
Son travail consistait à s'assurer que les enfants traversaient la rue en sécurité.
A flock of birds whirled across the sky.
Une compagnie d'oiseaux tourbillonnaient dans le ciel bleu.
We asked him on the interphone if he could come downstairs quickly.
Nous lui avons demandé à l'interphone s'il pouvait descendre rapidement.
A 19-year-old Canadian broke the world record last month for a nonstop, round-trip swim across the English Channel.
Un Canadien de 19 ans a battu le record du monde le mois dernier pour un aller-retour sans arrêt à la nage à travers la Manche.
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Les malédictions sont comme les poules, elles reviennent toujours à la maison.
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