Sentence examples of "ball on a string" in English
It's difficult to balance a ball on your nose.
Il est difficile de garder une balle en équilibre sur son nez.
The woman promised to go on a diet, to stop smoking, and to do physical exercises.
La femme promit de faire un régime, d'arrêter de fumer et de faire des exercices physiques.
Tens of male and female students were drawing a lone - completely nude - male model standing on a platform.
Des dizaines d'étudiants mâles et femelles dessinaient un unique modèle mâle - complètement nu - se tenant debout sur une estrade.
When I saw them on a date, I asked them, "Do I hear wedding bells?"
Lorsque je les ai vus sortir ensemble, je leur ai demandé, "Est-ce que j'entends sonner les cloches du mariage?".
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake.
Au cours d'une excursion en montagne, je mâchouillais du pain dur et rassis quand je tombai sur un énorme serpent.
Long, long ago, there lived an old king on a small island.
Il y a très, très longtemps vivait un vieux roi sur une petite île.
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