Sentence examples of "constater" in French with translation "find"

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J'arrivai à la gare pour constater que le train était juste parti. I got to the station only to find that the train had just left.
Je me précipitai à la gare pour constater que le train était déjà parti. I hurried to the station only to find that the train had already left.
Je me suis éveillé à l'aube ce matin, pour constater que les cultures avaient été ruinées par des oiseaux voraces. I awoke this morning at the crack of dawn, only to find that the crops had been ruined by ravenous birds.
Nous constatâmes que tous étaient endormis. We found that everyone was asleep.
Nous avons constaté que tous étaient endormis. We found that everyone was asleep.
J'ai vérifié le porte-monnaie à nouveau, et constaté qu'il était vide. I examined the purse again, and found it empty.
Au fur et à mesure que les siècles passaient et plus l'Angleterre se peuplait, le peuple constata que son approvisionnement devenait un grand problème. As the centuries went by and England became more crowded, the people found their food supply a great problem.
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