a raté le bus
Tom may have missed the bus.
Tom a peut-être raté le bus.
Because Tom had missed the bus, he took a taxi.
Comme Tom avait raté le bus, il a pris un taxi.
The train was late and I missed the bus.
Le train était en retard et j'ai raté le bus.
— My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
J'ai failli rater le bus.
Il a raté le bus.
I ran as fast as I could, but I missed the bus.
J’ai couru aussi vite que j’ai pu, mais j’ai raté le bus.
J'ai failli rater le bus.
J’ai raté le bus.
We both almost missed the bus.
Nous avons tous les deux failli rater le bus.