Sentence examples of "ceilings" in English

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In Japan the ceilings are quite low for foreigners. Les étrangers ont tendance à trouver les plafonds japonnais plutôt bas.

He painted the ceiling blue. Il a peint le plafond en bleu.

She looked up at the ceiling. Elle regardait au plafond.

The lamp is hanging from the ceiling. La lampe pend du plafond.

He hung a lamp from the ceiling. Il accrocha une lampe au plafond.

I saw a fly on the ceiling. Je vis une mouche au plafond.

There is a dragonfly on the ceiling. Il a une libellule posée au plafond.

A fly can walk on the ceiling. Une mouche peut marcher sur le plafond.

He wasn't tall enough to get at the ceiling. Il n'était pas assez grand pour toucher le plafond.

He is such a tall man that he can touch the ceiling. Il est assez grand pour toucher le plafond.

You might as well read a novel instead of staring at the ceiling. Tu ferais tout aussi bien de lire un roman plutôt que de contempler le plafond.

Every wall of his apartment is covered from floor to ceiling with books. Chaque mur de son appartement est couvert de livres du sol au plafond.

If you don't have anything to do, look at the ceiling of your room. Si tu n'as rien à faire, regarde le plafond de ta chambre.

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