Sentence examples of "curses" in English

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Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. Les malédictions sont comme les poules, elles reviennent toujours à la maison.
An experienced healer can lift curses and dispel evil eyes. Un guérisseur qui a de l'expérience peut lever les malédictions et dissiper le mauvais œil.
She often spoke about our curse. Elle parlait souvent de notre malédiction.
She cursed him for causing the accident. Elle l'a maudit pour avoir causé l'accident.
Do I curse too much? Est-ce que je jure trop ?
The family seemed to be under a curse. La famille semblait frappée d'une malédiction.
She cursed him for forgetting his promise. Elle le maudit pour avoir oublié sa promesse.
She speaks five foreign languages, but when she wants to curse she speaks in her mother tongue. Elle parle cinq langues étrangères, mais quand elle veut jurer, elle parle dans sa langue maternelle.
Some countries suffer from “the curse of natural resources.” Certains pays souffrent de « la malédiction des ressources naturelles. »
Cursed be he that first invented war. Maudit soit celui qui a inventé la guerre.
I'm going to put a curse on you. Je vais lancer sur toi une malédiction.
Curse on all laws but those which love has made! Maudites soient les lois hors celles que l'amour a créées !
As the catterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to lay her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest joys. De même que la chenille choisit, pour y poser ses œufs, les feuilles les plus belles ; ainsi le prêtre pose ses malédictions sur nos plus belles joies.
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