il se passe des choses

things are happening

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things are happening Often used to suggest that something unusual, secret, or important is going on.
FR: Dans cette vieille maison, il se passe des choses la nuit.
EN: There are things happening in that old house at night.

Il se passe des choses étranges.

Strange things are happening.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Il se passe des choses si affreuses autour de nous.

Such terrible things are happening all around us.

— Article 15 (2019)

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.

Things are happening.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)

Il se passe des choses très étranges ici.

Very strange things are happening here.

Il se passe des choses étranges dans les bois.

Strange things are happening in the woods.