Sentence examples of "at the crack of dawn" in English

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I awoke this morning at the crack of dawn, only to find that the crops had been ruined by ravenous birds. Je me suis éveillé à l'aube ce matin, pour constater que les cultures avaient été ruinées par des oiseaux voraces.

We heard the crack of thunder. Nous avons entendu le grondement du tonnerre.

A sharp crack of thunder split the sky. Un coup de tonnerre fendit le ciel en deux.

It's amazing that he won the championship at the age of nineteen. C'est incroyable qu'il a gagné le championnat à l'âge de 19 ans.

A sudden crack of thunder broke his sleep. Un coup de tonnerre soudain le réveilla.

Researchers at the university of Paderborn have established that it took up to 2000 hours of English learning for a French speaker to speak English correctly. Given that there are 32 weeks of classes in a year and with 3 hours of lessons every week, 20.83 years of study are thus necessary for a French person to speak good English. Des chercheurs de l'université de Paderborn ont établi qu'il fallait 2000 heures d'apprentissage de l'anglais à un francophone pour parler correctement. Sachant qu'il y a 32 semaines de cours par an et à 3h de cours par semaine, il faut donc 20,83 ans d'études à un Français pour bien parler anglais.

If my plane doesn't crash, and if I do not get kidnapped by organ thieves, I will drop you a line at the beginning of the week. Si mon avion ne s'écrase pas, si je ne me fais pas enlever par des voleurs d'organes, je vous passe un coup de fil en début de semaine.

Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.

Look at the large building over there. Regardez le grand immeuble là-bas.

Every flatterer lives at the expense of whom listens to them. Tout flatteur vit aux dépens de celui qui l'écoute.

Look at the boy beside the car. Regarde le garçon derrière la voiture.

Was that you at the door? Était-ce toi à la porte ?

The remark you made at the party about Lisa's weight was totally uncalled for. La remarque que tu as faite à la fête à propos du poids de Lisa était totalement déplacée.

The soldier saved his friend at the cost of his own life. Le soldat a sauvé son ami au prix de sa vie.

At the end of the speech she repeated the word. À la fin du discours elle répéta le mot.

I was surprised at the news of his sudden death. J'ai été surpris par la nouvelle de son décès soudain.

She extended her arm to grab the magazine at the top of the shelves. Elle tendit le bras pour attraper la revue en haut de l'étagère.

We must hurry if we want to arrive at the station on time. Nous devons nous dépêcher si nous voulons arriver à la station à temps.

He stood at the end of the line. Il se tenait au bout de la queue.

She picked him up at the station. Elle le prit à la gare.

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