Sentence examples of "blow up" in English

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They defused the bomb before it could blow up. Ils désamorcèrent la bombe avant qu'elle puisse exploser.
The gas tank suddenly blew up. Le réservoir de gaz a soudainement explosé.
The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse. Les ingénieurs ont fait exploser le pont, car il était sur le point de s'effondrer.
Their plans blew up when the war broke out. Leurs projects sont tombés à l'eau quand la guerre a éclaté.
The gasoline truck ran into the gate and blew up. Le camion chargé d'essence percuta les portes et explosa.
A warehouse full of illegal fireworks blew up and destroyed a whole city block. Un entrepôt plein de feux d'artifice a explosé et a détruit un pâté de maison entier.
The grenade blew up before the terrorist could throw it, and his arm was blown off! La grenade explosa avant que le terroriste ne puisse la jeter, et son bras fut déchiqueté !
That blow on the head knocked him out cold. Ce coup sur la tête l'étendit inconscient.
He was dazed by a blow to the head. Il fut étourdi par un coup sur la tête.
He took the blow on the head. Il prit le coup sur la tête.
It's never too early to blow our own horns, just don't let it go to your head. Il n'est jamais trop tôt pour se faire mousser, que ça ne vous monte cependant pas à la tête.
The tree was felled with one hard blow of his ax. L'arbre fut abattu d'un seul fort coup de sa hache.
Please don't blow your nose on the tablecloth. Je te prie de ne pas te moucher dans la nappe.
Blow your nose with this handkerchief. Mouches-toi avec ce mouchoir.
Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once. Souffle toutes les chandelles du gâteau de fête en même temps.
He struck me a heavy blow in the face. Il m'asséna un sale coup au visage.
Make a wish and blow out the candles. Fais un vœu et souffle les bougies.
If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears. Si tu vas sous l'eau, retiens ta respiration et souffle pour déboucher tes oreilles.
Bill dealt Tom a sudden blow. Bill frappa Tom soudainement.
The boxer received a blow to the body. Le boxeur reçut un coup.
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