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Quand l'horloge sonna onze heures, ce bal domestique prit fin.
When the clock struck eleven, this domestic ball broke up.
Quand l’horloge sonna onze heures, ce bal domestique prit fin.
When the clock struck eleven, this domestic ball broke up.
Mon père était sur le point de partir quand le téléphone sonna.
My father was about to leave when the phone rang.
Elle sonna le buzzer et Frank laissa entrer.
She rang the buzzer and Frank let her in.
J'étais dans le bain quand le téléphone sonna.
I was in the bath when the phone rang.
L'alarme sonna et tout le monde dut évacuer.
The alarm rang and everyone had to evacuate.
Il avait à peine fini son petit déjeuner quand le téléphone sonna.
Hardly had he finished breakfast when the telephone rang.
Je m'apprêtais à partir quand le téléphone sonna.
I was about to leave when the phone rang.
Dès que je fus arrivé, le téléphone sonna.
As soon as I got home, the telephone rang.
Le téléphone sonna dans la cuisine.
The phone rang in the kitchen.
Alors que je déjeunais, le téléphone sonna.
As I was having lunch, the phone rang.
J'étais sur le point de quitter la maison quand le téléphone sonna.
I was just about to leave the house when the telephone rang.
Je venais à peine de rentrer dans mon bain quand le téléphone sonna.
I had hardly got into the bath when the phone rang.
Je sortais juste lorsque le téléphone sonna.
I was going out, when the telephone rang.
Les discussions animées continuèrent jusqu’à ce que la cloche sonna l’heure du dîner.
The lively discussions continued until the dinner bell rang.
Au moment où je m'apprêtai à aller au lit, le téléphone sonna.
I was about to go to bed when the phone rang.
Karen sonna son père après l'incident, qu'elle n'avait pas assisté à quelque chose comme avant.
Karen rang her father after the incident as she hadn't witnessed anything like it before.
À ce moment, le téléphone sonna.
When she had gotten her coat, the phone had rung.
Mais son heure sonna.
But his hour had struck.
Et là, le téléphone sonna.
And then the telephone rang.
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