Usage examples of "began to rain" in English with translation to French

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As soon as he went out of the house, it began to rain. Dès qu'il sortit de la maison, il commença à pleuvoir.
Just as I went to go out, it began to rain. Juste comme je sortais ça commençait à pleuvoir.
To make matters worse, it began to rain. Pour aggraver les choses, il commença à pleuvoir.
It was getting dark, and, what made matters worse, it began to rain. Il commençait à faire sombre et, pour empirer les choses, il s'est mis à pleuvoir.
It began to rain. Il se mit à pleuvoir.
Hardly had I started when it began to rain. J'avais à peine commencé qu'il se mit à pleuvoir.
As it began to rain, I ran into my house. Comme il commençait à pleuvoir, je courus à la maison.
As I was walking, it began to rain. Alors que je marchais il a commencé à pleuvoir.
I had hardly left home when it began to rain heavily. J'avais à peine quitté la maison lorsqu'il se mit à fortement pleuvoir.
Suddenly, it began to rain. Soudainement il se mit à pleuvoir.
We had hardly started when it began to rain. Nous avions à peine commencé lorsqu'il se mit à pleuvoir.
It began to rain before I got home. Il commença à pleuvoir avant que je n'arrive chez moi.
No sooner had I gone out than it began to rain. À peine étais-je sorti qu'il se mit à pleuvoir.
As it began to rain, I had just left the house. Alors qu’il commençait à pleuvoir, je venais de quitter la maison.
As soon as I left home, it began to rain. Dès que j'ai quitté la maison, il a commencé à pleuvoir.
She lost her way and on top of that it began to rain. Elle perdit son chemin, et pour comble de malchance, il se mit à pleuvoir.
It was cold that day, and moreover it began to rain. Il faisait froid ce jour-là, et il commença en outre à pleuvoir.
I had no sooner left the house than it began to rain hard. Dès que j'ai quitté la maison, il a commencé à pleuvoir des cordes.
I was just about to go out, when it began to rain hard. J'étais sur le point de partir lorsqu'il se mit à pleuvoir fort.
At last, it began to rain. Il a enfin commencé à pleuvoir.
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