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when

/wɛn/ conjonction A1

En français : dès que, lorsque, quand

  1. At (or as soon as) that time that; at the (or any and every) time that; if. · Pavlov's dogs salivate when [i.e. at any and every time that] they hear a bell.· When [i.e. at any and every time that] he speaks to her, he is always polite.
  2. During the time that; at the time of the action of the following clause or participle phrase. · They dream when [i.e. during the time that] they sleep.· I'm happiest when [during the time that, or at any time that] I’m working.
  3. At what time; at which time. · I am here till Friday, when [i.e. at which time] I leave for Senegal.· I was just walking down the street, when [i.e. at which time] all of a sudden it started to rain.
  4. Since; given the fact that; considering that.
  5. Whereas; although; at the same time as; in spite of the fact that. · You're picking at your scabs when you should be letting them heal.· He keeps changing things when the existing system works perfectly well.
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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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