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when

/wɛn/ adverbe A1

En français : quand

  1. At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. · When will they arrive?· Do you know when they arrived?
  2. Used after a noun or noun phrase in isolation to express impatience with an anticipated future event. · The site's all bugged. Fix when?· Tank class buff when?
  3. At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances. · He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when.
  4. At which, on which, during which: often omitted or replaced with that. · That was the day when the Twin Towers fell.· Not a week goes by when I don't mourn that loss.
  5. The time at, on or during which. · I recall when they were called the Greys.· Next year is when we elect a new mayor.
  6. A circumstance or situation in which. (informal) · Love is when you can't get enough of someone.
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Dans la bibliothèque

Reynolds then directed their attention to one of Miss Darcy, drawn when she was only eight years old.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 276 · B2
“Except,” thought Elizabeth, “when she goes to Ramsgate.”
Pride and Prejudice, p. 276 · B2
“We are never quits with those who oblige us,” was Dantès’ reply; “for when we do not owe them money, we owe them gratitude.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 16 · C1
I had gone on the quay to match a piece of mulberry cloth, when I met friend Danglars.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 16 · C1

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