Sentence examples of "come down" in English
It seemed to me that beauty was like the summit of a mountain peak; when you had reached it there was nothing to do but to come down again.
Il me semblait que la beauté était pareille à un sommet de pic de montagne ; une fois atteint il ne reste plus qu'à descendre.
A man touched down on the moon. A wall came down in Berlin. A world was connected by our own science and imagination.
Un homme a atterri sur la lune. Un mur a été abattu à Berlin. Un monde a été connecté par notre propre science et notre imagination.
Leading a fulfilling life really comes down to a simple question: When you turn off the lights at night and your head is on the pillow, what do you hear? Your soul singing or Satan laughing?
Mener une vie satisfaisante se ramène à une simple question : lorsque vous éteignez la lumière, le soir, et que votre tête repose sur l'oreiller, qu'entendez-vous ? Votre âme chanter ou rire Satan ?
That politician has come down in the world since the so-called "Recruit scandal" was publicized.
Ce politicien n’est plus rien depuis que le scandale Recruit a été rendu public.
To come down to brass tacks, you owe me something.
Pour en venir à l'essentiel, tu me dois quelque chose.
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.
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