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il est devenu

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il est devenu S’emploie avant un adjectif ou un nom pour exprimer un changement d’état ou de situation.
EN: He became famous after the film.
FR: Il est devenu célèbre après le film.

I was eight years old when he became our mayor.

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

— Repentance (1987)

He became a famous actor.

Il est devenu un acteur célèbre.

Then he became a little more reasonable.

Puis, il est devenu un peu plus raisonnable.

He worried so much he became covered with scabs.

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

— Leviathan (2014)

He became an orphan when he was ten.

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

He became world famous.

Il est devenu mondialement célèbre.

In the end he became totally different, more of a prophet or a God's fool.

Au final, il est devenu complètement différent, plutôt un prophète ou un fou de Dieu.

— The Sacrifice (1986)

He became famous all over the world.

Il est devenu célèbre dans le monde entier.

He became Muslim in Algeria.

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

He became ill again for our sins!

Il est retombé malade à cause de nos péchés !

— Thirst (2009)

He became a Catholic.

Il est devenu catholique.

He became the minister of energy and mines.

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

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 very religious.

Il devint très religieux.

He became sick and they laid him on a bench.

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

He became deaf ringing the bells.

Il devint sourd à force de sonner les cloches.

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 Abu Tarek.

Il devint Abu Tarek.

— Incendies (2010)

The richer he became, the more he wanted.

Plus il devenait riche, plus il en voulait.

As a result, he became a great merchant.

De ce fait, il devint un grand marchand.

He became famous.

Il est devenu célèbre.

He became a famous singer.

Il est devenu un chanteur célèbre.

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 Muslim.

Il s'est converti à l'islam.

He became rich.

Il est devenu riche.

Soon, he became completely obsessed.

Rapidement, il en devint complètement obsédé.

— The Boy and the Heron (2023)

He became the company president when he was thirty.

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

He became a singer against his parents wishes.

Il est devenu chanteur contre la volonté de ses parents.

He became an actor.

Il est devenu acteur.

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 a policeman.

Il est devenu policier.

He became financially independent.

Il est devenu financièrement indépendant.

He became a nice young man.

Il est devenu un gentil jeune homme.

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 brave in the face of danger.

Il devint courageux face au danger.

He became Algerian.

Il est devenu Algérien.

As he grew older, he became more obstinate.

En vieillissant, il devint plus obstiné.

To make things worse still, he became sick.

Pour couronner le tout, il tomba malade.

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 more and more famous.

Il devint de plus en plus célèbre.

That's the reason he became angry.

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

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)

He became an engineer.

Il est devenu ingénieur.

He became famous throughout the world.

Il devint célèbre dans le monde entier.

A Jew hypnotized him and he became a massive drunk and a gambler.

Un Juif l’a hypnotisé, et il est devenu un ivrogne invétéré et un joueur compulsif.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

She ignored him until he became rich.

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