happenings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for happenings in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. happening (occurrence):

happening

incident m

there have been some strange happenings recently

il s'est passé des choses étranges dernièrement

2. happening:

happening ART, THEAT

happening m

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

happening

branché inf

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

untoward happening

fâcheux/-euse

to guard against sth happening

veiller à ce que qc n'arrive pas

to increase/reduce the likelihood of that happening

accroître/réduire la probabilité or les chances que cela se produise

to gauge what is happening

évaluer ce qui se passe

to live in dread of sth happening

redouter que qc n'arrive

the probability of sth happening/taking place

les chances pour que qc se passe/ait lieu

there is no immediate danger of this happening

il n'y a pas de danger que cela se produise dans l'immédiat

the chances of it happening are slight

il y a de faibles chances pour que cela arrive

Translations for happenings in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

happening

happening

happenings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for happenings in the English»French Dictionary

happening N

1. happening (events, circumstances, matters):

happening

événement m

2. happening (performance):

happening

happening m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to bank on sth happening

compter sur le fait que qc se passe (subj)

there's no fear of that happening

il n'y a pas de risque que ça arrive

there is no prospect of that happening

il n'y a aucun risque que ça arrive subj

Translations for happenings in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

c'est la loi des séries

once things happen, they keep happening

ça ne risque pas de m'arriver

no fear of that happening to me

découvrir/dévoiler le pot aux roses

to find out what's been happening

happenings Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

there's no fear of that happening

il n'y a pas de risque que ça arrive

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

to find out what's been happening

découvrir/dévoiler le pot aux roses