happens in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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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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opportunely happen, come along
au moment opportun
suddenly happen
tout à coup, tout d'un coup

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happens in the PONS Dictionary

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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
it tends to happen that
il arrive souvent que +subj

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happens Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it can happen sooner than you think
ça peut se produire plus tôt que ce que tu penses
whatever happens
quoi qu'il arrive
it happens that ...
il se trouve que ...
it was an accident waiting to happen
cela devait forcément arriver
that was bound to happen one day
cela devait arriver un jour
to happen just at the right moment
tomber à point
if it happens twice it'll happen a third time
jamais deux sans trois prov
it is fated that that will happen
il est écrit que cela arrivera
to happen at just the right moment
tomber à pic
it is inevitable that it will happen
il est inévitable que cela se produise
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It also shows what happens when central banks rig up an economy.
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Uniform scaling happens, for example, when enlarging or reducing a photograph, or when creating a scale model of a building, car, airplane, etc.
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So what happens to my one year warrantee?
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But, as it often happens, the belligerent youth turn into docile adults, the good citizens of an unquestioning society.
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As it happens, this includes limbo dancing and taking a turn as the ship's cabaret act.
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Financial contagion happens at both the international level and the domestic level.
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Each marriage happens regardless of the previous one.
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When the lumber season is quiet it just so happens to be the season for blueberries which is big business.
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Well gawd help this man if he happens to go down the same path.
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If an accident happens and a roofer loses his/her footing, the 2x4 would stop the roofer from sliding down and/or off the roof.
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