Sentence examples of "cock-and-bull story" in English
The landlord told me a cock and bull story about why we didn't have heat for three days.
Le propriétaire m'a raconté toute une histoire pour expliquer pourquoi nous n'avions pas de chauffage depuis trois jours.
In Latin, "gallus" means both "cock" and "Frenchman".
En latin, « gallus » veut dire « coq » et aussi « Français ».
The child sat on his mother's lap and listened to the story.
L'enfant s'assit sur les genoux de sa mère et écouta l'histoire.
He told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work.
Il raconta au patron une histoire sans queue ni tête disant qu'il était malade et avait besoin de jours de congé.
It's necessary to be three to enjoy a good story: One to tell it right, one to relish it and one to not understand it. Because the pleasure of the first two is doubled by the lack of understanding of the third.
Il faut être trois pour apprécier une bonne histoire : un pour la raconter bien, un pour la goûter et un pour ne pas la comprendre. Car le plaisir des deux premiers est doublé par l'incompréhension du troisième.
If there is already an account, there is a system by which you are able to send and receive email.
S'il y a déjà un compte, il y a un système par lequel tu peux envoyer et recevoir des emails.
The greater the genius, the longer it takes the world to find it out and understand it.
Cela prendra d'autant plus de temps au monde de trouver et de comprendre un homme, que son génie est grand.
Some people caricature gay men as limp-wristed and speaking with a lisp.
Certaines personnes caricaturent les homosexuels masculins comme efféminés et parlant avec un zézaiement.
The bull is stronger than the bullfighter, but he almost always loses.
Le taureau est plus fort que le toréador, mais il perd quasiment à chaque fois.
He told us a very exciting story of adventure.
Il nous a conté une histoire d'aventure très passionnante.
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