Sentence examples of "braking distance" in English

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He must be a good walker to have walked such a long distance. Il doit être bon marcheur pour avoir parcouru une si grande distance.

They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.

He must be a good walker to walk such a long distance. Il doit être un bon marcheur pour avoir couvert une distance aussi longue.

A lightyear is the distance that light travels in one year. Une année-lumière est la distance que parcourt la lumière en une année.

Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance. De petites lumières clignotaient dans le lointain.

It's within walking distance. On peut s'y rendre à pied.

It happened that I saw my friend walking in the distance. Il se trouve que j'ai vu mon ami marcher au loin.

I live within walking distance of school. D'où j'habite, on peut se rendre à pied à l'école.

I heard someone calling me from a distance. J'ai entendu quelqu'un m'appeler de loin.

I saw a town in the distance. Je vis la ville au loin.

In the distance there stood a dimly white lighthouse. Au loin se dressait faiblement un phare blanc.

Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face. De loin, il ressemblait à un visage humain.

There was something moving in the distance. Quelque chose se déplaçait au loin.

A pet theory of mine is that things should be seen from a distance. Une théorie que j'aime bien est que les choses doivent être vues avec du recul.

Mt. Fuji could be seen in the distance. On pouvait voir le Mont Fuji au loin.

Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle. Vu de loin ce grand rocher ressemble à un vieux château.

We could see the lights of the town in the distance. Nous pouvions voir les lumières de la ville au loin.

At a distance, the ship looks like an island. À cette distance le bateau a l'air d'une île.

In the distance I hear a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer. J'entends au loin le muezzin appelant les fidèles à la prière.

We heard shots in the distance. Nous avons entendu des coups de feu au loin.

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