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Translations for comes in the English»French Dictionary

I.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] N sl

come

sperme m

II.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] INTERJ (reassuringly)

come (now)!

allons!

come, come! (in warning, reproach)

allons, allons!

III.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB trans

1. come (travel):

come

faire

to come 100 km to see

faire 100 km pour voir

2. come Brit (act) inf:

don't come the innocent with me

ne fais pas l'innocent

to come the heavy-handed father

jouer les pères autoritaires

IV.come <pret came, pp come> [Brit kʌm, Am kəm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come person, day, success, fame:

venir

come bus, letter, news, results, rains, winter, war:

arriver

the letter came on Monday

la lettre est arrivée lundi

your turn will come

ton tour arrivera

to come after sb (chase)

poursuivre qn

to come by (take) bus, taxi, plane

prendre

I came on foot/by bike

je suis venu à pied/à bicyclette

to come down stairs, street

descendre

to come up stairs, street

monter

to come down from Scotland/from Alaska

venir d'Écosse/de l'Alaska

to come from airport, hospital

venir de

to come into house, room

entrer dans

the train came into the station

le train est entré en gare

to come past car, person:

passer

to come through person: town centre, tunnel

passer par

to come through water, object: window etc

traverser

to come to school, telephone

venir à

to come to the door

venir ouvrir

to come to the surface

remonter à la surface

to come to the company as apprentice, consultant

entrer dans l'entreprise comme

to come to do

venir faire

to come running

arriver en courant

to come limping down the street

descendre la rue en boitant

to come crashing to the ground structure:

s'écraser au sol

to come streaming through the window light:

entrer à flots par la fenêtre

lunch is ready, come and get it!

le déjeuner est prêt, à table!

when the time comes

lorsque le moment sera venu

the time has come to do

le moment est venu de faire

I'm coming!

j'arrive!

come to mummy

viens voir maman

to come and go

aller et venir

you can come and go as you please

tu es libre de tes mouvements

fashions come and go

les modes vont et viennent

come next week/year

la semaine/l'année prochaine

come Christmas/Summer

à Noël/en été

there may come a time or day when you regret it

tu pourrais le regretter un jour

for some time to come

encore quelque temps

there's still the meal/speech to come

il y a encore le repas/discours

2. come (approach):

come

s'approcher

to come and see/help sb

venir voir/aider qn

to come to sb for money, advice

venir demander [qc] à qn

I could see it coming (of accident)

je le voyais venir

don't come any closer

ne vous approchez pas (plus)

he came to the job with preconceived ideas

quand il a commencé ce travail il avait des idées préconçues

to come close or near to doing

faillir faire

3. come (call, visit):

come dustman, postman:

passer

come cleaner:

venir

I've come to do

je viens faire

I've come about

je viens au sujet de

I've come for

je viens chercher

my brother is coming for me at 10 am

mon frère passe me prendre à 10 heures

they're coming for the weekend

ils viennent pour le week-end

I've got six people coming to dinner

j'ai six personnes à dîner

my sister is coming to stay with us

ma sœur vient passer quelques jours chez nous

4. come (attend):

come

venir

I can't or won't be able to come

je ne pourrai pas venir

come as you are

venez comme vous êtes

to come to meeting, party, wedding

venir à

to come with sb

venir avec qn, accompagner qn

do you want to come fishing?

est-ce que tu veux venir à la pêche?

5. come:

to come to (reach) water:

venir jusqu'à

to come to dress, carpet, curtain:

arriver à

I've just come to the chapter where …

j'en suis juste au chapitre où …

6. come (happen):

how did you come to do?

comment as-tu fait pour faire?

that's what comes of doing/not doing

voilà ce qui arrive quand on fait/ne fait pas

how come?

comment ça se fait?

how come you lost?

comment ça se fait que tu aies perdu?

come what may

advienne que pourra

to take things as they come

prendre les choses comme elles viennent

when you come to think of it

à la réflexion

come to think of it, you're right

en fait, tu as raison

7. come (begin):

to come to believe/hate/understand

finir par croire/détester/comprendre

8. come:

to come from (originate from) person: city, country etc

être originaire de, venir de

to come from word, song, legend: country, language

venir de

to come from substance, food: raw material

provenir de

to come from coins, stamps: place, collection

provenir de

to come from smell, sound: place

venir de

to come from France fruit, painting:

provenir de France

to come from France person:

être français/-e

to come from a long line of artists

être issu d'une longue lignée d'artistes

9. come (be available):

to come in sizes, colours

exister en

to come with a radio/sunroof

être livré avec radio/toit ouvrant

to come with chips

être servi avec des frites

to come with matching napkins

être vendu avec les serviettes assorties

calculators don't come smaller/cheaper than this

il n'existe pas de calculatrice plus petite/moins chère que celle-là

10. come:

to come to (tackle) problem, subject

aborder

I'll come to that in a moment

je reviendrai sur ce point dans un moment

to come to sth or to doing sth late in life

se mettre à faire qc sur le tard

11. come (develop):

it comes with practice/experience

cela s'apprend avec la pratique/l'expérience

wisdom comes with age

la sagesse vient en vieillissant

12. come (be situated):

come

venir

to come after

suivre, venir après

to come before (in time, list, queue)

précéder

to come before (in importance)

passer avant

to come within terms

faire partie de

to come first/last athlete, horse:

arriver premier/dernier

where did you come?

tu es arrivé combien? inf

where did you come?

tu es arrivé à quelle place?

my family comes first

ma famille passe avant tout

nothing can come between us

rien ne peut nous séparer

don't let this come between us

on ne va pas se fâcher pour ça

to try to come between two people

essayer de s'interposer entre deux personnes

nothing comes between me and my football!

pour moi le foot c'est sacré!

13. come (be due):

the house comes to me when they die

la maison me reviendra quand ils mourront

death/old age comes to us all

tout le monde meurt/vieillit

he had it coming (to him) inf

ça lui pendait au nez

they got what was coming to them inf

ils ont fini par avoir ce qu'ils méritaient

14. come (be a question of):

when it comes to sth/to doing

lorsqu'il s'agit de qc/de faire

15. come (have orgasm):

come inf

jouir

V.come [Brit kʌm, Am kəm]

come again inf?

pardon?

I don't know if I'm coming or going

je ne sais plus où j'en suis

‘how do you like your tea?’—‘as it comes’

‘tu le prends comment ton thé?’—‘ça m'est égal’

he's as stupid/honest as they come

il n'y a pas plus stupide/honnête que lui

come to that or if it comes to that, you may be right

en fait, tu as peut-être raison

to come as a shock/a surprise

être un choc/une surprise

come round VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] Brit, come around VB Am

1. come round (regain consciousness):

come round

reprendre connaissance

2. come round (make a detour):

come round

faire un détour (by par)

3. come round (circulate):

come round steward, waitress:

passer

4. come round (visit):

come round

venir

to come round and do

venir faire

to come round for dinner/drinks

venir dîner/prendre un verre

5. come round (occur):

come round event:

avoir lieu

the elections are coming round again

les élections auront bientôt lieu

by the time Christmas comes round

à Noël

6. come round (change one's mind):

come round

changer d'avis

to come round to an idea/to my way of thinking

se faire à une idée/à ma façon de voir les choses

7. come round NAUT:

come round boat:

venir au vent

I.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across) (be conveyed)

come across meaning, message:

passer

come across feelings:

transparaître

the message of the film comes across clearly

le message du film est clair

his love of animals comes across strongly

on sent bien qu'il adore les animaux

she comes across well on TV

elle passe bien à la télé

come across as liar, expert

donner l'impression d'être

come across as enthusiastic, honest

paraître

II.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across [sth])

come across article, reference, example

tomber sur

come across village

découvrir [qc] par hasard

we rarely come across cases of

nous avons rarement affaire à des cas de

III.come across VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come across [sb])

come across person:

come across

rencontrer

one of the nicest people I've ever come across

une des personnes les plus sympathiques que j'aie jamais rencontrées

I.come under VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come under [sth])

1. come under (be subjected to):

to come under scrutiny

faire l'objet d'un examen minutieux

to come under suspicion

être soupçonné

to come under threat

être menacé

we're coming under pressure to do

on fait pression sur nous pour faire

2. come under (be classified under) (in library, shop):

come under reference, history

être classé dans le rayon

Dali comes under Surrealism

Dali fait partie des surréalistes

I.come to VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come to) (regain consciousness)

come to (from faint)

reprendre connaissance

come to (from trance)

se réveiller

II.come to VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come to [sth])

1. come to (total):

come to shopping:

revenir à

come to bill, expenditure, total:

s'élever à

both columns should come to the same figure

les deux colonnes devraient donner le même total

that comes to £40

cela fait 40 livres sterling

2. come to (result in):

come to

aboutir à

if it comes to a fight

si on en vient à se battre

all her plans came to nothing

aucun de ses projets ne s'est réalisé

did the plans come to anything?

est-ce que les projets ont abouti?

all our efforts came to nothing

tous nos efforts ont été vains

I never thought it would come to this

je n'aurais jamais imaginé que les choses en arriveraient là

it may not come to that

ce ne sera peut-être pas nécessaire

come up VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come up (arise):

come up problem, issue, matter:

être soulevé

come up name:

être mentionné

to come up in conversation subject:

être abordé dans la conversation

this type of question may come up

c'est le genre de question qui pourrait être posée

2. come up (be due, eligible):

to come up for re-election

se représenter aux élections

my salary comes up for review in April

mon salaire sera révisé en avril

the car is coming up for its annual service

la voiture va avoir sa révision annuelle

3. come up (occur):

come up opportunity:

se présenter

something urgent has come up

j'ai quelque chose d'urgent à faire

a vacancy has come up

une place s'est libérée

4. come up (rise):

come up sun, moon:

sortir

come up tide:

monter

come up bulb, seeds:

germer

come up daffodils, beans:

sortir

5. come up LAW:

come up case, hearing:

passer au tribunal

to come up before case:

passer devant

to come up before person:

comparaître devant

Phrases:

to come up to (reach) water:

venir jusqu'à

to come up to boot, carpet:

arriver à

come out VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come out (emerge):

come out person, animal, vehicle:

sortir (of de)

come out star:

apparaître

come out sun, moon:

se montrer

come out flowers, bulbs:

sortir de terre

come out spot, rash:

apparaître

come out with your hands up!

sortez les mains en l'air

when does he come out? (of prison, hospital)

quand est-ce qu'il sort?

he came out of it rather well fig

il ne s'en est pas mal tiré

2. come out (strike):

come out

faire la grève

to come out on strike

faire la grève

3. come out homosexual:

come out

déclarer publiquement son homosexualité

4. come out (fall out):

come out contact lens, tooth, key, screw, nail:

tomber

come out electrical plug:

se débrancher

come out sink plug:

sortir

come out contents, stuffing:

sortir

come out cork:

s'enlever

his hair is coming out

il commence à perdre ses cheveux

5. come out (be emitted):

come out water, air, smoke:

sortir (through par)

the water comes out of this hole

l'eau sort par ce trou

6. come out (wash out):

come out stain, ink, grease:

s'en aller, partir (of de)

it won't come out

ça ne part pas

7. come out (be deleted):

come out reference, sentence:

être éliminé

8. come out (be published, issued):

come out magazine, novel:

paraître

come out album, film, model, product:

sortir

9. come out (become known):

come out feelings:

se manifester

come out message, meaning:

ressortir

come out details, facts, full story:

être révélé

come out results:

être connu

come out secret:

être divulgué

it came out that …

on a appris que …

if it ever comes out that it was my fault

si on découvre un jour que c'était de ma faute

the truth is bound to come out

la vérité finira forcément par se savoir

so that's what you think—it's all coming out now!

c'est ça que tu penses—tu finis par l'avouer!

10. come out:

come out PHOTO, TYPO photo, photocopy:

être réussi

the photos didn't come out (well)

les photos ne sont pas réussies

red ink won't come out on the photocopy

l'encre rouge ne donnera rien sur la photocopie

11. come out (end up):

to come out at 200 dollars cost, bill:

s'élever à 200 dollars

the jumper came out too big

le pull était trop grand

the total always comes out the same

le total est toujours le même

12. come out (say):

to come out with excuse

sortir

to come out with nonsense, rubbish

raconter

I knew what I wanted to say but it came out wrong

je savais ce que je voulais dire mais je me suis mal exprimé

whatever will she come out with next?

qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore nous sortir? inf

to come straight out with it

le dire franchement

13. come out (enter society):

come out

faire ses débuts dans le monde

come in VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come in (enter):

come in person, rain:

entrer (through par)

2. come in (return):

come in

rentrer (from de)

she comes in from work at five

elle rentre du travail à cinq heures

3. come in (come inland):

come in tide:

monter

a wind coming in from the sea

un vent soufflant de la mer

4. come in (arrive):

come in plane, train, bill, complaint, delivery, letter:

arriver

which horse came in first?

quel cheval est arrivé premier?

we've got £2, 000 a month coming in

nous avons une rentrée de 2 000 livres sterling par mois

5. come in (become current):

come in trend, invention, style:

faire son apparition

come in habit, practice:

commencer à se répandre

6. come in (interject):

come in

intervenir

to come in with an opinion

exprimer son opinion

7. come in RADIO, TELEC (in radio transmission):

come in, Delta Bravo!

c'est à vous, Delta Bravo!

8. come in (participate):

to come in with sb

s'associer à qn

to come in on the deal

participer à l'affaire

9. come in (serve a particular purpose):

where do I come in?

à quel moment est-ce que j'interviens?

where does the extra money come in?

à quel moment est-ce qu'on introduira l'argent en plus?

to come in useful or handy box, compass, string etc:

être utile, servir

to come in useful or handy skill, qualification:

être utile

10. come in (receive):

to come in for criticism person:

être critiqué

to come in for criticism plan:

faire l'objet de nombreuses critiques

to come in for praise

recevoir des éloges

come down VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -]

1. come down (move lower):

come down person:

descendre (from de)

come down lift, barrier, blind:

descendre

come down curtain:

tomber

to come down by parachute

descendre en parachute

to come down in the lift

prendre l'ascenseur pour descendre

he's really come down in the world fig

il est vraiment tombé bas

his trousers barely came down to his ankles

son pantalon lui arrivait à peine aux chevilles

2. come down (drop):

come down price, inflation, unemployment, temperature:

baisser (from de, to à)

come down cost:

diminuer

cars are coming down in price

le prix des voitures baisse

3. come down METEO:

come down snow, rain:

tomber

the fog came down overnight

le brouillard est apparu pendant la nuit

4. come down (land):

come down helicopter:

se poser

come down aircraft:

atterrir

5. come down (crash):

come down plane:

s'écraser

6. come down (fall):

come down ceiling, wall:

s'écrouler

come down curtain rail:

tomber

come down hem:

se défaire

7. come down:

to come down to (reach) water:

venir jusqu'à

to come down to dress, carpet, curtain:

arriver à

8. come down (catch an illness):

to come down with flu/a cold

attraper la grippe/un rhume

9. come down (be resumed by) fig:

come down question, problem, fact

se ramener à

it all really comes down to the fact that …

ça se ramène au fait que …

I.come over VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come over)

1. come over (drop in):

come over

venir

come over for a drink

venez prendre un verre

to come over to do

venir faire

2. come over (travel):

come over

venir

they came over on the ferry

ils sont venus en ferry

she's coming over on the 10 am flight

elle arrive par l'avion de 10 heures

she often comes over to France

elle vient souvent en France

their ancestors came over with the Normans

leurs ancêtres sont venus ici au temps des Normands

3. come over (convey impression):

come over message, meaning:

passer

come over feelings, love:

transparaître

to make one's feelings come over

exprimer ses sentiments

to come over very well person:

donner une très bonne impression

to come over as lazy, honest

donner l'impression d'être

4. come over (suddenly become) inf:

to come over all embarrassed

se sentir gêné tout à coup

to come over all shivery

se sentir fiévreux/-euse tout à coup

to come over all faint

être pris de vertige tout d'un coup

II.come over VB [Brit kʌm -, Am kəm -] (come over [sb])

come over feeling:

come over

envahir

what's come over you?

qu'est-ce qui te prend?

I don't know what came over me

je ne sais pas ce qui m'a pris

comes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for comes in the English»French Dictionary

come <came, come, coming> [kʌm] VB intr

1. come (arrive):

come

arriver

to come towards sb

venir vers qn

the year to come

l'année à venir

to come to sb's rescue

venir au secours de qn

to come from a place

venir d'un endroit

to come from a rich family

être issu d'une famille riche

2. come (happen):

come

arriver

how come?

comment ça se fait ?

3. come (exist):

to come in a size/colour

être disponible en une taille/une couleur

this shirt comes with the pants

cette chemise est vendue avec le pantalon

to come cheap(er)

coûter moins cher

as it comes

comme ça vient

4. come (behave like):

to come the poor little innocent with sb

se comporter comme un pauvre petit innocent avec qn

5. come (become):

to come loose

se desserrer

to come open

s'ouvrir

6. come inf (have an orgasm):

come

jouir

Phrases:

to come clean about sth

révéler qc

to have it coming

n'avoir que ce que l'on mérite

to come unstuck Aus, Brit

se décoller

come again?

comment?

don't come it (with me)!

ne me le fait pas!

come to that!

au fait!

come of VB intr

come of

arriver

that's what comes of being too naive

voilà ce qui arrive quand on est trop naïf

I.come to VB trans

1. come to (reach):

come to

atteindre

come to decision

en venir à

come to conclusion

arriver à

this road comes to an end

cette route est sans issue

to come to rest

s'arrêter

she will come to no harm

il ne lui arrivera pas de mal

to come to nothing

aboutir à rien

I can't come to terms with his illness

je n'arrive pas à me faire à sa maladie

2. come to (amount to):

come to

s'élever à

II.come to VB intr

come to

revenir à soi

come down VB intr

1. come down (move down):

come down

descendre

come down curtain

baisser

2. come down (in rank):

come down people

descendre d'un rang

3. come down (land):

come down

atterrir

4. come down (fall):

come down rain, snow

tomber

5. come down (visit southern place):

come down

descendre

he came down from Paris

il est descendu de Paris

6. come down (become less):

come down prices, cost, inflation

baisser

7. come down (be detached):

come down

se décrocher

8. come down fig (to be a matter):

to come down to sth

se ramener à qc

to come down to the fact that ...

le fait est que ...

come about VB intr

come about

arriver

come into VB trans

1. come into (enter):

come into

entrer dans

to come into office

entrer en fonction

to come into fashion

devenir à la mode

to come into power

arriver au pouvoir

to come into the world

venir au monde

2. come into (get involved in):

to come into sb's life

s'ingérer dans la vie de qn

3. come into (be relevant):

to come into it

entrer en ligne de compte

anger doesn't come into it

la colère n'a rien à voir là-dedans

4. come into (inherit):

come into

hériter de

come at VB trans

1. come at (attack):

come at

attaquer

2. come at (arrive):

come at

parvenir à

come under VB trans

1. come under (be listed under):

come under

être classé sous

the case came under his care

l'affaire lui incombait

2. come under (be subjected to):

come under

subir

to come under criticism

être sujet aux critiques

to come under suspicion

commencer à être soupçonné

I.come on VB intr

1. come on (exhortation):

come on! you can do it!

allez! tu peux le faire!

come on! will you stop bothering me!

ça suffit! arrête un peu de m'ennuyer!

2. come on (improve):

come on

faire des progrès

he really came on with his tennis

il a fait de gros progrès au tennis

3. come on (start):

come on

commencer

to have a headache coming on

sentir venir un mal de tête

4. come on (start to work):

come on

se mettre en route

come on lights

s'allumer

5. come on THEAT, CINE:

come on

entrer en scène

6. come on Am inf (express sexual interest):

to come on to sb

draguer qn

II.come on VB trans

come on → come upon

See also come upon

come upon VB trans (find)

come upon

tomber sur

come forward VB intr

1. come forward (advance):

to come forward to sb

s'avancer vers qn

2. come forward (offer assistance):

come forward

se présenter

to come forward with sth

présenter qc

to come forward with a suggestion

faire une suggestion

comes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the first thing that comes into sb's head

la première chose qui vient à l'esprit de qn

when it comes to the crunch inf

au moment critique

if somebody comes, he will buy it

si quelqu'un vient, il l'achètera

that's what comes of being too naive

voilà ce qui arrive quand on est trop naïf

if (the) worst comes to (the) worst

dans le pire des cas

a maniac when it comes to punctuality

un maniaque de la ponctualité

if the worst comes to the worst

au pire

that's what comes of doing something stupid

voilà ce que c'est de faire une bêtise inf

to be careful when it comes to sth

se limiter dans qc (en mangeant, buvant, dans son comportement)

he comes up to my shoulder

il m'arrive à l'épaule

comes Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for comes in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

s’assumer

to come to terms with o.s.

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This comes to a high when she asks him to quit Delta Force because he always prioritizes his career over their family.

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Now comes the moment of truth.

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Her high school friend, who loves her dearly and shares her passion for cooking, comes along with her.

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She is similarly oblivious to the needs of others and thereby often comes off as self-centered and tactless.

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West spends the remainder of the night in a near catatonic state until someone comes to the door.

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The remainder of church income comes from voluntary, tax-deductible donations from the faithful.

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The route widens to four lanes and comes to an intersection with KY 17 in a commercial area.

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The originality of his compositions comes from his taste for eclecticism, mixing genres, assembling textures and developing melody.

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The manicurist soon comes to detest the broker, but she has no choice except to stay with him, as respectable society considers her a fallen woman.

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But when it comes to tolerating fairer-skinned female rappers, hip-hop history is against her -- as these five unceremonious low points show.

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