on est passés

we went

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phrase Rare #37,749

we went On is commonly used to mean “we” in everyday French. The exact meaning of passer depends on what follows, such as “go by,” “stop at,” or “appear on.”

FR: On est passés au marché ce matin.

EN: We went to the market this morning.

On est passés à la station-service en chemin.

We stopped at the gas station on the way.

On est passés.

We made it through.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

On est passés au D-Mark, et tu cherches du Mocca Fix et des Fillinchen !

We've switched to D-Mark, and you're looking for Mocca Fix and Fillinchen!

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

On est passés par la porte du potager pour ne pas être vus des villageois.

We went through the vegetable garden gate so the villagers wouldn’t see us.

— Les Choristes (2004)

On est passés devant avec Michael.

We passed by with Michael.

— Mystic River (2003)

On est passés à la télé.

We were on TV.

— Control (2007)