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For the verb: "to become"
Simple Past: became
Past Participle: become

Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
become /bɪˈkʌm/ (prét became;
pp become)
  1. transitive verb sout (colour, dress) aller bien à (person);
    (attitude, modesty) convenir à (person).
  1. intransitive verb devenir;
    to ~ fat devenir gros, grossir;
    to ~ law devenir loi;
    to ~ ill tomber malade.
  1. verb, impersonal what has ~ of your brother? qu'est-ce que ton frère est devenu?


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become: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
becomevi (grow to be)devenir⇒ vi
That client is becoming quite a problem.
Le client est en train de devenir un problème.
becomevtr (become of: happen to)devenir⇒ vtr
What ever became of Joe Hill? Do you know where he is now?
Qu'est devenu Joe Hill ? Tu sais où il est à présent ?
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
becomevtr (change into)devenir⇒ vtr
 se transformer⇒ v pron
The caterpillar became a moth.
La chenille est devenue un papillon.
La chenille s'est transformée en papillon.
becomevtr (to suit, be attractive)aller⇒ vi
Your new suit becomes you very well.
Ton nouveau costume te va très bien.
becomevtr (to be in keeping with)convenir⇒ vi
 être digne vi
It doesn't become a woman in your position to behave in that way.
Ce comportement ne convient pas à un femme de votre monde.
Ce comportement n'est pas digne d'une femme de votre monde.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
about to becomeprep (on the point of becoming)sur le point de adv + prép
She is about to become the youngest scientist to win the Nobel Prize.
Elle est sur le point de devenir le plus jeune lauréat du prix Nobel de physique.
 s'apprêter à devenir⇒ v pron
Elle s'apprête à devenir le plus jeune lauréat du prix Nobel de physique.
become a habitv (sth grows accustomed, routine)devenir une habitude v
They say if you do something for fourteen days in a row, it becomes a habit.
become a memberdevenir membre
become acquainted withfaire la connaissance de v
become againredevenir v
become aggravatedv (situation: become more serious)se dégrader⇒ v pron
Relations between the two countries became aggravated after Congress voted to impose sanctions.
La relation entre ces deux pays s'est dégradée quand le Congrès a imposé des sanctions.
 se détériorer⇒ v pron
La relation entre ces deux pays s'est détériorée après les sanctions imposées par le Congrès.
 s'aggraver⇒ v pron
Son état s'est aggravé durant la nuit.
 s'envenimer⇒ v pron
Les relations entre les pays voisins se sont envenimées.
become aggravatedv colloquial (person: become irritated)s'énerver⇒ v pron
The negotiator became aggravated when the gunman insulted his mother.
Je m'énerve quand j'essaie de monter un meuble moi-même.
 s’exaspérer⇒ v pron
become airbornedécoller v
become angryse fâcher v
become attached tovtr figurative (grow fond of)s'attacher à vpr + prép
At first I didn't like him, but I have become attached to that dog.
Au début, je n'aimais pas mon petit frère, mais finalement, je me suis attaché à lui.
become aware ofprendre conscience de v
become bankruptfaire faillite v
become besotted with UK familiers'enticher de v
become blocked tuyaus'engorger v
become blocked up routes'engorger v
become blunted des sens, des passions…s'émousser v
become blurred disparaître - contourss'estomper v
become choked up tuyaus'engorger v
become clear idéesse décanter v
become clogged tuyaus'engorger v
become congested organes'engorger v
become conscious ofprendre conscience de v
become crazy about colloquial familiers'enticher de v
become depopulated pays, régionse dépeupler v
become destructuredse déstructurer v
become disenchanteddéchanter v
become disillusioneddéchanter v
become disorganizedse désorganiser v
become diversifiedse diversifier v
become drys'assécher v
become enamoured of sb literary littéraires'éprendre de qqn v
become engagedse fiancer v
become engorged organes'engorger v
become entangled s'entremêlerentremêler v
become established personnes'enraciner v
become established figuratives'enraciner v
become exalteds'exalter v
become exciteds'exciter v
become exhausteds'épuiser v
become extinctdisparaître v
become familiar withfamiliariser v
become famousdevenir célèbre
become fashionablev (grow popular)devenir à la mode loc v
After the queen wore a mauve-colored dress, the new color became fashionable throughout the country.
Le mauve est devenu à la mode après que la reine ait porté une robe de cette couleur.
become fixedse fixer v
become friendsvi (develop an amicable relationship)devenir amis v
We started out hating each other, but over time we became friends.
Au début, nous nous détestions, mais avec le temps, nous sommes devenus amis.
 se lier d'amitié v pron
become gloomy, morose attristerassombrir v
become glutted marchés'engorger v
become heated conversation, personne… ; s'animer familiers'échauffer v
become higherremonter v
become illvi (get sick, fall unwell)tomber malade loc v
After eating the fish, she immediately became ill and had to go home.
Elle est tombée malade la veille du départ en vacances.
 plus temporairese sentir mal loc v
Il a commencé à se sentir mal deux heures après avoir mangé au buffet de l'hôtel. Suzie s'est sentie mal dès les premières minutes en bateau.
become inebriated boire jusqu'à l'ivresses'enivrer v
become infatuated with familiers'enticher de v
become infatuated withtomber amoureux de v
become informedse renseigner v
become insolventdevenir insolvable
become intoxicated boire jusqu'à l'ivresses'enivrer v
become knowndevenir célèbre
become largers'étoffer⇒ v pron
become larger se développergrossir v
become less saltyse dessaler v
become manifestdevenir évident
become member of adhérer à - association, parti, etc.entrer dans v
become more accessiblese démocratiser⇒ v pron
become obsoletetomber en désuétude v
become obsoletetomber en désuétude v
become obviousdevenir évident
become ofadvenir de v
become old devenir vieuxvieillir v
become old-fashioned vêtement, théorie…se démoder v
become ones'unir v
become outmoded théorie, procédése démoder v
become overweightprendre trop de poids v
become overweightprendre du poids v
become populardevenir populaire
become publicv (come to be known by all)être rendu public v
The comedian was afraid that if her sexual orientation became public, her career might suffer.
L'humoriste avait peur que si son homosexualité était rendue publique, sa carrière en souffrirait.
 venir à se savoir⇒ vi
L'humoriste avait peur que si son homosexualité venait à sa savoir, sa carrière en souffrirait.
 venir à être connu vi
 s'ébruiter⇒ v pron
L'humoriste avait peur que si son homosexualité s'ébruitait, sa carrière en souffrirait.
become realdevenir réalité
become redrougir v
become rich or richer devenir riches'enrichir v
become saturated marchés'engorger v
become sicktomber malade v
become sparse boisse dégarnir v
become strung out cortège figurés'égrener v
become stupids'abêtir⇒ v pron
become ugly personneenlaidir v
become unsettledse détraquer v
become visible devenir visibleapparaître v
become void (legal) droitprendre fin v
become weaks'affaiblir v
become widespreadsortir de sa bulle v
become worseempirer v
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