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Usages of personne
Personne ne me rappelle, apparemment tout va bien.
No one is calling me back; apparently everything is fine.
Personne ne parle dans la salle.
No one is speaking in the room.
Le téléphone sonne, mais personne ne répond.
The phone is ringing, but nobody is answering.
Je n’ai vu personne au musée hier soir.
I didn’t see anyone at the museum last night.
En septembre, personne ne pouvait deviner que nous travaillerions encore en ligne.
In September, no one could guess that we would still be working online.
Cette situation est étrange, mais personne ne veut interrompre la conversation.
This situation is strange, but no one wants to interrupt the conversation.
Heureusement, le service des urgences de cet hôpital est complet mais bien organisé, si bien que le ronflement de Paul ne dérange personne.
Fortunately, the emergency department of this hospital is full but well organized, so that Paul’s snoring does not bother anyone.
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