become
Tu es resté, on est devenus amis et on s'est mis à se voir.
You stayed, we became friends, and we started seeing each other.
— Mirage (2018)
Nous sommes devenus bons amis.
We became good friends.
Nous sommes tous devenus soldats.
We all became soldiers.
Malgré les problèmes de langue, nous sommes vite devenus amis.
Despite the language problems, we quickly became friends.
Comment êtes-vous devenus si bons en français ?
How did you become so good at French?
Je lui ai trouvé du fric, une piaule, on est devenus copains.
I found him some cash and a place to stay—we became friends.
— Amours chiennes (2000)
C'est pour cela qu'on est devenus amis.
That’s why we became friends.
— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)
Pourquoi avoir trahi votre pays et être devenus des criminels de guerre ?
Why did you betray your country and become war criminals?
— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)