happening in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.happening [Brit ˈhap(ə)nɪŋ, Am ˈhæp(ə)nɪŋ] N

II.happening [Brit ˈhap(ə)nɪŋ, Am ˈhæp(ə)nɪŋ] ADJ inf

happen [Brit ˈhap(ə)n, Am ˈhæpən] VB intr

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1. happen (occur):

happen
arriver, se passer, se produire
when/where/how did it happen?
quand/où/comment est-ce arrivé?, quand/où/comment cela s'est-il passé or produit?
what's happening?
qu'est-ce qui se passe?
the accident happened yesterday
l'accident est arrivé or s'est produit hier
I wonder what will happen next
je me demande ce qui va arriver or se passer maintenant
we must make sure this never happens again
nous devons faire en sorte que cela ne se reproduise jamais
you cannot expect the change to happen overnight
ne t'attends pas à ce que le changement se produise du jour au lendemain
so much has happened since our last meeting
il s'est passé tant de choses depuis notre dernière rencontre
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 Brit
ça devait arriver
miracles do happen!
les miracles, ça arrive!
it may happen that …, it can happen that …
il arrive parfois que …
how does it happen or how can it happen that such problems are ignored?
comment se fait-il qu'on ne prête pas attention à de tels problèmes?
success doesn't just happen!
le succès n'arrive pas comme ça!
anything might happen!
on peut s'attendre à tout!
she's the sort of person who makes things happen
elle fait bouger les choses

I.happen on VB [Brit ˈhap(ə)n -, Am ˈhæpən -] (happen on [sth])

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untoward happening
fâcheux/-euse
to guard against sth happening
veiller à ce que qc n'arrive pas
opportunely happen, come along
au moment opportun
suddenly happen
tout à coup, tout d'un coup
unexpectedly happen
à l'improviste

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happening in the PONS Dictionary

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1. happening (events, circumstances, matters):

happening
événement m
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to bank on sth happening
compter sur le fait que qc se passe (subj)
to happen with increasing frequency
arriver de plus en plus fréquemment
accidents will happen
ce sont des choses qui arrivent
it was an accident waiting to happen
cela devait forcément arriver
sth is bound to happen
qc va certainement se produire
it was bound to happen sooner or later
cela devait arriver tôt ou tard

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happening Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's no fear of that happening
il n'y a pas de risque que ça arrive
it was an accident waiting to happen
cela devait forcément arriver
to bank on sth happening
compter sur le fait que qc se passe (subj)
there is no prospect of that happening
il n'y a aucun risque que ça arrive subj
no fear of that happening to me
ça ne risque pas de m'arriver
once things happen, they keep happening
c'est la loi des séries
that was bound to happen one day
cela devait arriver un jour
it is fated that that will happen
il est écrit que cela arrivera
to find out what's been happening
découvrir/dévoiler le pot aux roses
to happen at just the right moment
tomber à pic
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