becomes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for becomes in the English»French Dictionary

I.become <pret became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB trans

become colour, dress, style: person

aller bien à

become attitude, modesty: person

convenir à

II.become <pret became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB intr

1. become (grow to be):

become

devenir

to become famous/fat/fashionable

devenir célèbre/gros/à la mode

to become law

devenir loi

to become ill

tomber malade

to become aware

se rendre compte

2. become (achieve position):

become

devenir

to become queen/a doctor

devenir reine/médecin

III.become <pret became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB impers

what has become of your brother?

qu'est-ce que ton frère est devenu?

what has become of those photos?

où sont passées ces photos?

it ill-becomes you to criticize

cela vous va mal de critiquer

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to become gentrified

s'embourgeoiser

to become demoralized

se démoraliser

to become civilized

se civiliser

to become elongated

s'allonger

to become embittered

s'aigrir

Translations for becomes in the French»English Dictionary

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amollir

to soften, to go ou become soft

la cire s'amollit à la chaleur

wax becomes soft when heated

Verlan

is a form of French slang which reverses the order of syllables in many common words rendering them more or less incomprehensible to the uninitiated. For example, the term itself is derived from the word l'envers the syllables of which are reversed to create vers-l'en which in turn becomes verlan. Single syllable words are also converted so femme becomes meuf, mec becomes keum, etc. A recent coinage for énervé is vénère.

embourgeoiser personne:

to become middle-class

embourgeoiser quartier:

to become gentrified

infatuer

to become infatuated (de qn with sb)

becomes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for becomes in the English»French Dictionary

I.become <became, become> [bɪˈkʌm] VB intr + adj or n

become

devenir

to become extinct

disparaître

to become angry

s'énerver

to become convinced that ...

se laisser gagner par la conviction que ...

to become interested in sth/sb

commencer à s'intéresser à qc/qn

I wonder what became of him

je me demande ce qu'il est devenu

II.become <became, become> [bɪˈkʌm] VB trans

become dress

aller à

become attitude

convenir à

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to become despondent

se décourager

to become disenchanted

perdre ses illusions

to become stunted

se rabougrir

to become extinct

disparaître

Translations for becomes in the French»English Dictionary

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s'embourgeoiser

to become middle class

blondir

to become fairer

s'amouracher de qn

to become infatuated with sb

s'émanciper

to become emancipated

s'avachir silhouette, muscles, traits

to become flabby

avachir

to become shapeless

becomes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

rain will become general in the north

les pluies vont se généraliser au nord

to be/become conscious of the fact that ...

être/devenir conscient du fait que ...

to become acquainted with the facts

prendre connaissance des faits

to become a convert to sth

se convertir à qc

to become purple (in the face)

rougir

to become part of the furniture

faire partie du décor

to become a caricature of oneself

n'être plus que la caricature

lying has become second nature to him

le mensonge lui est devenu familier

to become stuck in one's ways

se scléroser dans ses habitudes

to become the top of the class

prendre la tête de la classe

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Translations for becomes in the French»English Dictionary

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s’assumer

to become independent