happen

arriver, se produire

Se produire, pour un événement ou un changement de situation.

En anglais simple : If something takes place, an event occurs or a situation changes.

• What happened yesterday?
• Accidents can happen anywhere.
• Nothing unusual happened at school today.

Comment l'utiliser : happen to someone/something (What happened to your bike?)

Synonymes : occur, take place

Expressions courantes : happen again, happen at school, happen to someone, happen here

se trouver, arriver

Faire quelque chose ou se trouver dans une situation par hasard, sans l’avoir prévu.

En anglais simple : To do something or be in a situation by chance, without planning it.

• Do you happen to know her?
• I happened to find an empty seat.
• If you happen to pass the shop, buy some milk.

Comment l'utiliser : happen to + verb (I happened to see your brother yesterday.); it happens that… (It happened that we were on the same train.)

Synonymes : chance

Expressions courantes : happen to know, happen to meet, happen to be