Usage examples of "came about" in English with translation to French

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The accident came about through my carelessness. Cet accident est survenu à cause de ma négligence.
Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history. Parlant avec des journalistes à Montréal, Canada, Walesa dit que le changement de dirigeants en Allemagne de l'Est est survenu parce que les dirigeants de la vieille garde ont manqué le train de l'histoire.
He explained how the accident came about. Il a expliqué comment l'accident s'est produit.
Sorry, but it all came about so suddenly that I haven't got a handle on the situation yet. Désolé, mais tout cela s'est produit si soudainement que je n'ai pas encore pu me charger de la situation.
He came about two. Il est venu vers deux heures.
He came at about four o'clock. Il est venu vers quatre heures.
The workers came to ask about their pay raises. Les ouvriers sont venus s'enquérir de leurs augmentations de salaires.
He came back at about nine last night. Il est rentré vers neuf heures la nuit dernière.
I was about to go out when he came to see me. J'allais sortir quand il vint me voir.
Shinichirō Watanabe once considered making an anime about Christopher Columbus, but came to the conclusion that not even anime was expressive enough to properly portray the surreal greatness of Columbus's exploits. Shinichiro Watanabe a envisagé de réaliser un dessin animé sur Christophe Colomb, mais il est arrivé à la conclusion que même un film d'animation ne serait pas assez expressif pour rendre la magnificence des exploits de Colomb.
She doesn't want to talk about it. Elle ne veut pas en parler.
Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world." Lorsqu'on lui demanda de quel pays il venait, il répondit: "Je suis citoyen du monde."
We must tell him about it. Nous devons l'en informer.
He fainted with hunger and fatigue, but came to after a while. Il s'évanouit de faim et de fatigue, mais revint à lui peu après.
Tell me about your plan. Parle-moi de ton plan.
She came from Canada to see me. Elle est partie du Canada pour venir me voir.
From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow. Vu l'état du ciel, le typhon se sera complètement déchaîné demain à cette heure.
He also came up with yet another doubtful conclusion. Il produisit aussi une conclusion douteuse de plus.
I bought it for about twelve dollars. Je l'ai acheté pour douze dollars.
Busy as she was, she came to see me. Occupée comme elle l'était, elle est venue me voir.
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