en venant ici

on the way here

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on the way here Literally, “while coming here”; used to describe something that happened during the journey to this place.
FR: J’ai acheté du pain en venant ici.
EN: I bought some bread on the way here.

Je suis tombé sur un vieil ami en venant ici.

I ran into an old friend on my way here.

En venant ici?

By coming here?

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Tu sais le danger que tu me fais courir en venant ici?

Do you know the danger you're putting me in by coming here?

— Running Man (2025)

Tom s'est perdu en venant ici.

Tom got lost on his way here.

Nous avons eu une panne de voiture en venant ici.

We had a car breakdown on the way here.