Translation for 'when' from English to French

when

lorsque {conj}

quand {adv}

en guise de {conj}

alors que {conj} [quand]

où {conj} [jour, matin, soir]

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when [as soon as]

aussitôt que {conj}

when [at which time]

à quelle heure {adv}

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except when

sauf si {conj}

excepté quand {conj}

just when

juste quand

when inhaling

pendant l'aspiration {adv}

when needed

au besoin {adv}

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payable when due

payable à (l')échéance {adj}fin.

when breathing in

pendant l'aspiration {adv}

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at the time when

à l'époque où {conj}

Just when you rang.

À l'instant où tu m'as appelé.

when the time came

le moment venu {adv} [au passé]

when the time comes

le moment venu {adv} [au futur]

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I gave up when it came to the dessert.

J'ai calé au dessert.cuis.

It was all very well for him to do it when ... [idiom]

Il avait beau jeu de le faire alors que .... [loc.]

Needs must (when the devil drives). [idiom]

La faim fait sortir le loup du bois. [loc.]

Only when it's absolutely necessary.

Seulement si c'est indispensable.

We were about to leave when the door bell rang.

Nous allions partir lorsqu'on a sonné.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

On verra plus tard, chaque chose en son temps.

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. [idiom]

La nuit porte conseil. [loc.]

We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. [idiom]

La nuit porte conseil. [loc.]

when (the) night closes in

à l'approche de la nuit {adv}

When I am gone, come what will. [idiom]

Après moi le déluge. [disait Louis XV] [loc.]

When it's mild at Christmas, it's cold at Easter. [idiom]

Noël au balcon, Pâques au tison. [loc.]

when the allotted time expires

à l'expiration de ce délai {adv}

When the cat's away, the mice will play. [idiom]

Quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent. [loc.]

when the deadline is reached

à l'expiration de ce délai {adv}

When the water starts boiling again ...

Dès la reprise de l'ébullition de l'eau ...cuis.

When you're in a hole, stop digging. [idiom]

Quand tu es au fond du trou, arrête de creuser. [loc.]

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Back When We Were Grownups [Anne Tyler]

Quand nous étions grandslittérat.F

No, Obelix! ... You cannot have the magic potion! I've told you a thousand times that you fell into the potion when you were little!

Non, Obélix ! ... Tu n'auras pas de potion magique ! Je t'ai dit mille fois que tu étais tombé dedans étant petit ! [citation]BDF

When the Looms Are Silent

Quand les sirènes se taisent [Maxence Van der Meersch (1933)]littérat.F

When We Were Orphans [Kazuo Ishiguro]

Quand nous étions orphelinslittérat.F

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