How is the word advenir translated from French to English

English translation
Befall
verb

Arriver à quelqu'un, en général quelque chose de mauvais.

To happen to someone, usually something bad.

Examples with “advenir”

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  • Un destin terrible est advenu au village. — A terrible fate befell the village.

  • Qu'aucun mal ne t'advienne sur la route. — May no harm befall you on the road.

  • Quels que soient les malheurs qui nous adviennent, nous continuons. — Whatever misfortunes befall us, we keep going.

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