things are happening
Il se passe des choses très étranges ici.
Very strange things are happening here.
Bon alors maintenant, ça suffit, il se passe des choses !
All right, that's enough now—things are happening!
— Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
Il se passe des choses si affreuses autour de nous.
Such terrible things are happening all around us.
— Article 15 (2019)
Il se passe des choses qui nous dépassent.
Things are happening that are beyond our control.
Même mes parents, qui sont des Moldus, savent qu'il se passe des choses graves.
Even my parents, who are Muggles, know that serious things are happening.
— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)
Il se passe des choses étranges dans les bois.
Strange things are happening in the woods.