Sentence examples of "nail down" in English

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I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

We found a nail stuck in the tire. Nous avons trouvé un clou enfoncé dans le pneu.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

Nail polish remover stinks a lot. Le dissolvant à ongles pue beaucoup.

You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.

Nail polish is useless: no one looks at nails anyway. Le vernis à ongles est inutile : personne ne regarde des ongles de toutes façons.

Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.

One nail drives out another. Un clou chasse l'autre.

He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.

A nail penetrated the car tire. Un clou a perforé le pneu de la voiture.

She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.

The siblings fought tooth and nail over their late father's estate. Les frères et sœurs se sont arraché les yeux au sujet de la succession de leur défunt père.

He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.

It really hits the nail on the head. C'est parfaitement vrai.

Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.

To the man who only has a hammer in the toolkit, every problem looks like a nail. Pour celui qui n'a qu'un marteau dans sa trousse à outils, tout problème ressemble à un clou.

I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.

The nail tore his jacket. Le clou déchira sa veste.

Where is he going to settle down? Où est-ce qu'il va s'installer ?

My nail has broken. Mon ongle s'est cassé.

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