Sentence examples of "au" in French with translation "upon"

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Au cours d'une excursion en montagne, je mâchouillais du pain dur et rassis quand je tombai sur un énorme serpent. While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
Tu ne dois pas te fier à un tel homme. You must not rely upon such a man.
Je suis tombé sur un vieil ami à moi dans le train. I came upon an old friend of mine on the train.
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Le pas de mon ami était mal assuré et les clochettes attachées à son chapeau sonnaient alors qu'il marchait. The gait of my friend was unsteady, and the bells upon his cap jingled as he strode.
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