happen

happen
happen [ˈhæpən]
intransitive verb
arriver, se passer
• something happened il est arrivé quelque chose
• what's happened? qu'est-ce qui s'est passé ?
• as if nothing had happened comme si de rien n'était
• whatever happens quoi qu'il arrive
• don't let it happen again! et que cela ne se reproduise pas !
• these things happen ce sont des choses qui arrivent
• what has happened to him? ( = befallen) qu'est-ce qui lui est arrivé ? ; ( = become of) qu'est-ce qu'il est devenu ?
• if anything happened to me my wife would have enough money s'il m'arrivait quelque chose ma femme aurait assez d'argent
• something has happened to him il lui est arrivé quelque chose
• a funny thing happened to me this morning il m'est arrivé quelque chose de bizarre ce matin
• let's pretend it never happened faisons comme si rien ne s'était passé
• as it happens I'm going there today il se trouve que j'y vais aujourd'hui
► to happen to do sth
• he happened to tell me that ... il me disait justement que ...
• the first paper I came across happened to be the Daily Mail le premier journal qui m'est tombé sous la main s'est trouvé être le Daily Mail
• I happen to know he is not rich je sais qu'en fait il n'est pas riche
• if you happen to see her si tu as l'occasion de la voir
► happen on inseparable transitive verb
[+ object] trouver par hasard
* * *
['hæpən]
intransitive verb
1) (occur) arriver, se passer, se produire

what's happening? — qu'est-ce qui se passe?

the accident happened yesterday — l'accident est arrivé or s'est produit hier

we must make sure this never happens again — nous devons faire en sorte que cela ne se reproduise jamais

he reacted as if nothing had happened — il a réagi comme si de rien n'était

whatever happens, don't get out of the car — quoi qu'il arrive, ne sors pas de la voiture

it had to happen —

it was bound to happen — GB ça devait arriver

anything might happen! — il faut s'attendre à tout!

she's the sort of person who makes things happen — elle fait bouger les choses

2) (befall)

to happen to somebody — arriver à quelqu'un

if anything happens to her... — si quoi que ce soit lui arrive...

3) (occur by chance)

there happens to be a free parking space — il se trouve qu'il y a une place libre

it so happens that... — il se trouve que...

as it happened, the weather that day was bad — il s'est trouvé qu'il faisait mauvais ce jour-là

if you happen to see her say hello — si par hasard tu la vois, salue-la de ma part

4) (become of) devenir

what will happen to the children? — que deviendront les enfants?

5) (used assertively)

he just happens to be the best actor in Britain! — il se trouve que c'est le meilleur acteur de Grande-Bretagne!

I happen to think that... — je trouve que...

Phrasal Verbs:

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