Sentence examples of "bow wave" in English

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This is a bow for a strong person. C'est un arc pour quelqu'un de fort.
She pooh-poohed the idea with a disdainful wave of her hand. Elle rejeta l'idée d'un mouvement de main dédaigneux.
She wrapped the gift in white tissue paper and put a big red bow on top. Elle enveloppa le cadeau dans du papier de soie et mit un gros nœud rouge sur le dessus.
We're in the second week of an unrelenting heat wave. Nous sommes dans la deuxième semaine d'une implacable vague de chaleur.
A bow is no use without arrows. Un arc est inutile sans flèches.
A big wave swept the man off the boat. Une grosse vague a éjecté l'homme du bateau.
Native Americans fought with bow and arrow. Les Amérindiens combattirent avec des arcs et des flèches.
The shrapnel from an explosion is usually more dangerous than the shock wave. Les éclats d'une explosion sont généralement plus dangereux que l'onde de choc.
Is it stranger to dream about a bow or about a rainbow? Est-il plus étrange de rêver d'un arc ou bien d'un arc-en-ciel ?
A big wave turned over his canoe. Une grosse vague a renversé le canoë.
Look, there's a whale breaching off the starboard bow! Regarde, il y a une baleine qui émerge à la proue sur tribord !
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Oh, dites-moi, est-ce que la bannière étoilée flotte encore sur la terre de la liberté et la patrie des braves ?
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