Sentence examples of "éclatait" in French

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Que ferais-tu si la guerre éclatait ? What would you do if war were to break out?
Á peine avait-il rencontré sa famille qu'il éclatait en sanglots. No sooner had he met his family than he burst into tears.
Une bagarre éclata entre deux élèves. A fight broke out between two schoolboys.
Des cris de joie éclatèrent. Shouts of joy burst forth.
Elle a éclaté en sanglots. She broke into tears.
Mon cœur bat tellement fort qu'il semble vouloir éclater. My heart is pounding so hard it feels like it's going to explode.
Il m'a fait une peur bleue en faisant éclater un ballon juste à côté de mon oreille. He scared the hell out of me by popping a balloon right next to my ear.
Ils éclatèrent d'un rire naturel. They broke out into spontaneous laughter.
Elle a éclaté de rire. She burst into laughter.
J'étais à peine rentré à la maison lorsque la tempête éclata. I had barely got home when the storm broke.
Une révolution a éclaté au Mexique. A revolution broke out in Mexico.
Tous les enfants éclatèrent de rire. All the children burst out laughing.
La guerre a éclaté en 1939. War broke out in 1939.
Les élèves ont éclaté de rire. The pupils burst out laughing.
Une guerre peut éclater à tout moment. A war may break out at any moment.
Elle éclata de rire quand elle me vit. She burst out laughing when she saw me.
Une révolution a éclaté dans ce pays. A revolution broke out in that country.
En regardant la télé, John éclata de rire. John burst into laughter when he was watching TV.
Un incendie éclata au cours de la nuit. A fire broke out during that night.
Tout à coup la mariée éclata de rire. All at once the bride burst into laughter.
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