Sentence examples of "burn down" in English

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Ten houses were burned down. Dix maisons ont été incendiées.
These houses were burnt down to the ground by the enemy. Ces maisons ont été entièrement brûlées par l'ennemi.
He lost his reason when he saw his house burn down. Il perdit la raison quand il vit sa maison détruite par le feu.
Houses built with wood burn more easily than houses built out of stone. Les maisons de bois brûlent plus facilement que les maisons de pierre.
I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.
The hardest thing in life is knowing which bridges to cross and which bridges to burn. La chose la plus difficile dans la vie est de savoir quels ponts traverser et lesquels brûler.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.
O heat, dry up my brains! Tears seven times salt, burn out the sense and virtue of mine eye! Ô chaleur, dessèche mon cerveau! ô larmes sept fois salées, consumez en mes yeux tout don de sentir et d'agir!
You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.
You cannot burn anything without oxygen. On ne peut rien brûler sans oxygène.
Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.
It is impossible to burn a copy of Dante's Inferno because the ice of the ninth layer of hell will put out any fires kindled with earlier pages. Il est impossible de brûler une copie de l'Enfer de Dante, car la glace du neuvième cercle de l'enfer éteindra toutes les flammes attisées par les pages antérieures.
He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.
This wood won't burn. Ce bois ne veut pas brûler.
She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.
As long as a bear is relatively inactive, and is not exposed to wind, it does not burn excessive energy in cold weather. Aussi longtemps qu'un ours est relativement inactif, et n'est pas exposé au vent, il ne brûle pas une quantité d'énergie excessive par temps froid.
He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century. Les hommes de génie sont des météores destinés à brûler pour éclairer leur siècle.
Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.
Some men just want to watch the world burn. Certains hommes veulent simplement regarder le monde brûler.
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