he became

il est devenu

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il est devenu Passé de « become » : indique un changement d’état ou de situation.
EN: He became a doctor after many years of study.
FR: Il est devenu médecin après de nombreuses années d’étude.

He worried so much he became covered with scabs.

Il s'inquiétait tellement qu'il s'est couvert de croûtes.

— Leviathan (2014)

He became a singer against his parents wishes.

Il est devenu chanteur contre la volonté de ses parents.

He became ill again for our sins!

Il est retombé malade à cause de nos péchés !

— Thirst (2009)

He became very religious.

Il devint très religieux.

He became Muslim in Algeria.

Il s'est converti à l'islam en Algérie.

He became a nice young man.

Il est devenu un gentil jeune homme.

He became famous throughout the world.

Il devint célèbre dans le monde entier.

He became the company president when he was thirty.

Il est devenu président de l’entreprise à trente ans.

As he grew older, he became more obstinate.

En vieillissant, il devint plus obstiné.

He became a famous singer.

Il est devenu un chanteur célèbre.

He became brave in the face of danger.

Il devint courageux face au danger.

She ignored him until he became rich.

Elle l’a ignoré jusqu’à ce qu’il devienne riche.

He became rich.

Il est devenu riche.

He became an actor.

Il est devenu acteur.

He became more and more famous.

Il devint de plus en plus célèbre.

He became world famous.

Il est devenu mondialement célèbre.

As a result, he became a great merchant.

De ce fait, il devint un grand marchand.

He became Muslim.

Il s'est converti à l'islam.

He became famous.

Il est devenu célèbre.

He became the minister of energy and mines.

Il est devenu ministre de l’Énergie et des Mines.

Soon, he became completely obsessed.

Rapidement, il en devint complètement obsédé.

— The Boy and the Heron (2023)

He became Abu Tarek.

Il devint Abu Tarek.

— Incendies (2010)

Traveling through the lands of the land-owners, he became an important person.

En parcourant les terres des propriétaires terriens, il devint un personnage important.

— The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)

I had known him for three years when he became my brother-in-law.

Je le connaissais depuis trois ans lorsqu'il est devenu mon beau-frère.

He became deaf ringing the bells.

Il devint sourd à force de sonner les cloches.

He became sick and they laid him on a bench.

Il est tombé malade et ils l’ont allongé sur un banc.

That's the reason he became angry.

C’est pour cette raison qu’il s’est mis en colère.

He became an engineer.

Il est devenu ingénieur.

He became my coworker.

Il est devenu mon collègue.

She started pursuing him before he became famous.

Elle a commencé à le courtiser avant qu’il ne devienne célèbre.

He became a policeman.

Il est devenu policier.

The richer he became, the more he wanted.

Plus il devenait riche, plus il en voulait.

He became financially independent.

Il est devenu financièrement indépendant.

He became very interested in Fechner, who died in the Solaris Ocean.

Il s'intéressa beaucoup à Fechner, qui mourut dans l'océan Solaris.

— Solaris (1972)

He became Algerian.

Il est devenu Algérien.

I was eight years old when he became our mayor.

J'avais huit ans lorsqu'il est devenu notre maire.

— Repentance (1987)

Do you know why he became my sister's apprentice?

Sais-tu pourquoi il est devenu l’apprenti de ma sœur ?

— Spirited Away (2001)

He became famous all over the world.

Il est devenu célèbre dans le monde entier.

It's because he was so nice that he became like that.

C’est parce qu’il était si gentil qu’il est devenu comme ça.

— Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

He became so excited that what he said made no sense at all.

Il s’est tellement emballé que ce qu’il disait n’avait absolument aucun sens.

He became a famous actor.

Il est devenu un acteur célèbre.

He became an orphan when he was ten.

Il est devenu orphelin à l'âge de dix ans.

To make things worse still, he became sick.

Pour couronner le tout, il tomba malade.

He became really good, he played on the national team.

Il est devenu vraiment très bon, il a joué dans l'équipe nationale.

— The Great Beauty (2013)