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il arrive

he is coming

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phrase Very common #1,363
he is coming Can refer to a man or boy approaching or reaching a place. With a following infinitive, it can also mean “he manages to” or “he happens to.”
FR: Il arrive dans cinq minutes.
EN: He is arriving in five minutes.

En règle générale, il arrive au bureau vers neuf heures trente du matin.

He usually arrives at the office around nine thirty in the morning.

Dès qu'il arrive à Tokyo, je vous appelle.

As soon as he arrives in Tokyo, I’ll call you.

Il arrive difficilement à écrire son nom.

He can hardly write his name.

Il arrive que vous me manquiez.

Sometimes I miss you.

Il arrive, chut !

He's coming, shhh!

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Il arrive ce soir.

He’s arriving tonight.

— Une seconde mère (2015)

OK, il arrive.

Okay, he's coming.

— F1® Le Film (2025)

Il arrive demain à Paris.

He arrives in Paris tomorrow.

Il arrive, vous le verrez peut-être.

It's coming, you might see it.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Oui, dès qu'il arrive.

Yes, as soon as he arrives.

— Séquences et conséquences (2000)

Il arrive, dépêchez-vous !

He's coming, hurry up!

— F1® Le Film (2025)

C'est l'heure à laquelle il arrive normalement.

This is the time he normally arrives.

Il arrive car j'ai échoué Il va me tuer.

He’s coming because I failed. He’s going to kill me.

— Men in Black (1997)

Il arrive tant de choses à la guerre.

So many things happen in war.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Et il arrive avec un mignon petit monsieur avec une moustache.

And he arrives with a cute little man with a mustache.

— Wicked (2024)

Il arrive qu'on exprime beaucoup de choses sans rien dire.

Sometimes we express a lot without saying anything.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Il arrive du désert.

He comes from the desert.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

Il est réveillé, il arrive.

He's awake; he's on his way.

— Masaan (2015)

Il arrive sur notre palier.

He arrives on our landing.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Il arrive quoi dans ton jeu si le garçon ne trouve jamais la fille ?

What happens in your game if the boy never finds the girl?

— Us and Them (2018)

Il arrive demain, le spécialiste.

The specialist arrives tomorrow.

— Manon des sources (1986)

Il arrive par la droite.

He comes from the right.

— Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)

Il arrive à la vitesse qu'il veut, il passe pas.

He comes at whatever speed he wants, but he doesn’t get through.

— Hothead (1979)

N'importe, il arrive trop tard.

Never mind, he’s arriving too late.

— Princess Bride (1987)

Il arrive quand ?

When is it arriving?

Il arrive à le lire !

He manages to read it!

— Wicked (2024)

Il arrive !

He's coming!

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Il arrive qu'il ne pleuve pas de toute l'année.

Sometimes it doesn’t rain all year.

— Shower (1999)

Il arrive à trouver au fond de lui l'esprit d'un chef de gang.

He manages to find the spirit of a gang leader deep within himself.

— King of Comedy (1999)

Il arrive du golfe Persique.

He’s coming from the Persian Gulf.

— Independence Day (1996)

Fais-moi savoir aussitôt qu'il arrive !

Let me know as soon as he arrives!

Le camion est en retard, mais il arrive.

The truck is late, but it's arriving.

— Bacurau (2019)

Attention, il arrive derrière toi.

Watch out, he's coming up behind you.

Il arrive des choses terribles mais tu ne peux rien y faire.

Terrible things happen, but there’s nothing you can do about it.

— Le Roi lion (1994)

Évitez-le quand il arrive !

Avoid him when he arrives!

— Men in Black (1997)

John n'est pas encore revenu, mais quand il arrive, je t'appelle.

John isn't back yet, but I'll call you when he arrives.

Il arrive dans dix minutes.

He is arriving in ten minutes.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Paul, il arrive.

Paul, he's coming.

— Hothead (1979)

Il arrive pas à coincer Chu Tu, alors il a l'idée débile du témoin.

He can't corner Chu Tu, so he comes up with the dumb idea of using a witness.

— Police Story (1985)

En été, il arrive qu'un vent fort se lève.

In summer, a strong wind sometimes picks up.

— Kiki la petite sorcière (1989)

Monsieur, il arrive !

Sir, he's coming!

— Princesse Mononoké (1997)

Mais il arrive parfois que l'évolution fasse un pas de géant.

But sometimes evolution takes a giant leap forward.

— X-Men (2000)

Il arrive, papa.

He's coming, Dad.

— Amarcord (1973)

Il arrive à Paris demain.

He arrives in Paris tomorrow.

Il arrive à point nommé.

It comes at just the right time.

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : La Communauté de l'anneau (2001)

Attention, il arrive !

Watch out, he's coming!

— Le Ruban blanc (2009)

Il arrive demain.

He's arriving tomorrow.

Thanos, il arrive.

Thanos is coming.

— Avengers : Infinity War (2018)

Ils disent qu'il arrive.

They say he’s coming.

— Assassination (2015)

Il arrive toujours chez lui à six heures du soir.

He always gets home at six in the evening.

Le Führer nourrit sa chienne, puis il arrive.

The Führer feeds his dog, then he arrives.

— La Chute (2004)

Parfois il arrive de bonnes choses.

Sometimes good things happen.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Il arrive des Juifs de partout, il nous faut plus de police juive.

Jews are arriving from everywhere; we need more Jewish police.

— Le Pianiste (2002)

Il arrive de ces choses, dans le monde.

These things happen in the world.

Il arrive souvent en retard.

He often arrives late.

Il arrive, colonel.

He's coming, Colonel.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

Il arrive.

He's coming.

— Paddington 2 (2017)