on est

on est
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., il était une fois).
phrase
a. we are
On est devant le portail ! Tu viens ?We are in front of the gate! Are you coming?
b. we're
On est pressés. On doit être au restaurant dans cinq minutes !We're in a hurry. We have to be at the restaurant in five minutes!
a. we have
On est allés trois fois en Afrique.We have been to Africa three times.
b. we've
On est rentrés chez nous.We've gone home.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
On est arrivés avec trois heures de retard.We arrived three hours late.
On est restés à la maison pour jouer à notre nouveau jeu vidéo.We stayed at home to play our new video game.
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