in the army
Vous avez l'habitude des urgences dans l'armée.
You're used to emergencies in the military.
— Syndromes and a century (2006)
Were you in the army?
Tu n'aimes pas les cadeaux chers, mais tu n'es plus dans l'armée.
You don't like expensive gifts, but you're no longer in the army.
— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
You have a son in the army.
Ils refusèrent d'entrer dans l'armée.
They refused to join the army.
My father was in the army.
M. Nair, l'ami de ton père, qui est dans l'armée, va venir avec sa fille.
Mr. Nair, your father's friend who is in the army, will come with his daughter.
— De tout cœur (1998)
He joined the army.
Mon père était dans l'armée, maintenant c'est un expert de la clim.
My father was in the army; now he’s an air conditioning expert.
— Juno (2007)