happen

happen
happen [{{t}}'hæpən]
1 intransitive verb
(a) (occur) arriver, se passer, se produire;
what's happened? qu'est-il arrivé?, que s'est-il passé?;
when did this happen? quand cela s'est-il produit ou passé?, quand cela est-il arrivé?;
where did the accident happen? où l'accident s'est-il produit ou est-il arrivé ou a-t-il eu lieu?;
it happened ten years ago cela s'est passé il y a dix ans;
did anyone see what happened? quelqu'un a-t-il vu ce qui s'est passé ou est arrivé?;
don't let it happen again faites en sorte que cela ne se reproduise pas;
as if nothing had happened comme si de rien n'était;
I pulled the lever, but nothing happened j'ai tiré sur le manche, mais il ne s'est rien passé ou ça n'a rien fait;
whatever happens quoi qu'il arrive ou advienne;
as (so) often happens comme c'est bien souvent le cas;
it all happened so quickly tout s'est passé si vite;
these things happen ce sont des choses qui arrivent;
what happened next? que s'est-il passé ensuite?;
to find out what happens next... (on radio, TV programme) pour connaître la suite...;
it's all been happening this morning ça n'a pas arrêté ce matin;
it's all happening here ça bouge ici;
I wonder what's happened to her (what has befallen her) je me demande ce qui a bien pu lui arriver; (what she is doing now) je me demande ce qu'elle est devenue;
whatever happened to him? qu'est-il devenu?;
if anything happens or should happen to me s'il m'arrivait quelque chose;
it couldn't happen to a nicer person il/elle le mérite bien;
a funny thing happened to me last night il m'est arrivé une drôle d'aventure hier soir;
I don't like what's happening in this country je n'aime pas ce qui se passe dans ce pays;
what's happened to my pen? (where is it?) qu'est-ce qu'on a fait de mon stylo?; (what's wrong with it?) qu'est-il arrivé à mon stylo?;
what's happening to us? qu'est-ce qui nous arrive?;
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} what's happening? (as greeting) ça va?
(b) (chance)
do you happen to have his address? auriez-vous son adresse, par hasard?;
it just so happens that I do eh bien justement, oui;
you wouldn't happen to know where I could find him, would you? vous ne sauriez pas où je pourrais le trouver?;
as it happens justement;
I happen to know her, it so happens that I know her, I know her, as it happens il se trouve que je la connais;
the man you're talking about happens to be my father il se trouve que l'homme dont vous parlez est mon père;
if you happen to see him si jamais tu le vois
2 adverb
{{}}North of England{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (maybe) peut-être
happen along, happen by intransitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} passer par hasard
happen on, happen upon inseparable transitive verb
tomber sur;
I happened on an old friend/a good pub je suis tombé sur un vieil ami/un bon pub
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