How is the word occasion translated from French to English

English translation
Occasion
noun

Moment précis où quelque chose se produit.

A particular time when something happens.

Examples with “occasion”

See how the word “occasion” is used in sentences

  • Nous nous sommes vus à trois occasions. — We met on three occasions.

  • Garde la robe pour une grande occasion. — Save the dress for a special occasion.

  • À une occasion, la machine s'est arrêtée toute seule. — On one occasion the machine stopped by itself.

  • Leur cinquantième anniversaire de mariage a été une grande occasion. — Their fiftieth anniversary was a grand occasion.

  • Te souviens-tu de l'occasion où tu l'as remarqué pour la première fois ? — Can you recall the occasion when you first noticed it?

  • La salle est réservée pour une grande occasion de famille. — The hall is booked for a big family occasion.

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