Sentence examples of "alors que" in French with translation "as"

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Alors que je déjeunais, le téléphone sonna. As I was having lunch, the phone rang.
Elle l'aimait alors que je l'aimais. She loved her, as I loved her.
Alors que je marchais il a commencé à pleuvoir. As I was walking, it began to rain.
Alors que nous atteignions le coin, le lac nous apparut. As we went around the corner, the lake came into view.
Hier, alors que je marchais dans la rue, j'ai vu un accident. Yesterday, as I was walking along the street, I saw an accident.
Les anges regardent d'en haut alors que les hommes se battent entre eux. Angels watch from above as men fight amongst themselves.
Les étudiants observèrent alors que le professeur faisait une démonstration de l'expérience scientifique. The students observed as the teacher demonstrated the science experiment.
Hier, alors que je marchais dans la rue, j'ai été témoin d'un accident. Yesterday, as I was walking along the street, I saw an accident.
Ta dépêche est arrivée juste alors que j'étais sur le point de te téléphoner. Your telegram arrived just as I was about to telephone you.
Il se rendit au magasin juste alors que celui-ci était sur le point de fermer. He went to the store just as it was going to close.
Hier, alors que je revenais de l'école, j'ai soudain été pris sous une averse. As I returned from school yesterday, I was caught in a sudden shower.
Alors que les combats continuent dans la capitale Kigali, les forces antigouvernementales rwandaises poussent leur offensive vers le sud. Rwandan rebels are pushing their offensive south as fighting continues in the capital Kigali.
Le Mexique subit une violence sans précédent alors que les cartels de la drogue se disputent les routes de la distribution. Mexico is experiencing unprecedented violence as drug cartels are battling over distribution routes.
"-Aimeriez-vous acheter un complet ?" demanda le propriétaire du magasin à Dima alors que ce dernier, en franchissant la porte, amenait avec lui les odeurs de la nuit précédente. "Would you like to buy a suit?" the shopkeeper asked Dima, who brought the smells of the previous night with him as he walked through the door.
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