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

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Someone knocked on the door. Quelqu'un a frappé à la porte.
He knocked at the door. Il frappa à la porte.
She knocked on the door. Elle frappa à la porte.
He knocked on the door. Il a frappé à la porte.
Tom knocked on Mary's door. Tom frappa à la porte de Mary.
He knocked on the closed door. Il a frappé à la porte fermée.
He quietly knocked at the door. Il a frappé doucement à la porte.
An ugly man knocked on my door. Un homme laid frappa à ma porte.
I knocked on the door, but nobody answered. Je frappai à la porte, mais personne ne répondit.
We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain. Nous avons frappé à la porte pendant cinq minutes mais en vain.
They knocked on the door and said they had come to arrest him. Ils frappèrent à la porte et dirent qu'ils étaient venus pour l'arrêter.
She'd just begun to read the book when someone knocked on the door. Elle venait de commencer à lire le livre quand quelqu'un frappa à la porte.
She had hardly begun to read the book before someone knocked at the door. À peine avait-elle commencé à lire le livre que quelqu'un frappa à la porte.
Hardly had she got in the bath when the postman knocked on the door with a parcel. Elle venait à peine d'entrer dans le bain, que le facteur frappait à la porte avec un colis.
May happiness knock on your door. Le bonheur de mai frappe à ta porte.
Please knock before you come in. Veuillez frapper avant d'entrer.
Someone is knocking on the door. Quelqu'un frappe à la porte.
He tried knocking at the door. Il essaya de frapper à la porte.
Someone is knocking at the door. On frappe à la porte.
I heard someone knock on the door. J'entendis quelqu'un frapper à la porte.
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