Sentence examples of "cut across" in English

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These two lines cut across each other at right angles. Ces deux droites se coupent à angle droit.

I came across a dog while returning home. En rentrant chez moi, je suis tombé sur un chien.

I have cut up all but one of my credit cards. J'ai interrompu toutes mes cartes de crédit sauf une.

He failed in his attempt to swim across the river. Il a échoué dans sa tentative de traverser la rivière à la nage.

They studied the map to find a short cut. Ils étudièrent la carte pour trouver un raccourci.

A boy is walking across the street. Un garçon marche le long de la rue.

Tom had just one word to cut so that out of this sentence, forever, disappeared our Mary. Tom n'avait plus qu'un mot à couper pour que de cette phrase, à jamais, disparaisse notre Mary.

I saw her coming across the street. Je l'ai vue traverser la rue.

I want a knife to cut the rope with. Je veux un couteau pour couper la corde.

There was a bridge across each river. Sur chaque fleuve il y avait un pont.

We are cut from the same cloth. Nous sommes de même farine.

It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed. Il fallait du courage pour traverser le Pacifique à la voile en solitaire.

Yesterday I washed my hair. Today I'll cut it. Hier je me suis lavé les cheveux. Aujourd'hui je les coupe.

I walked across the street. Je traversai la rue.

The girls who go, sickle on their shoulders, to cut alfalfa for the rabbits. Les filles qui vont, la faucille sur l'épaule, couper de la luzerne pour les lapins.

Her house is across the river. Sa maison est de l'autre côté de la rivière.

Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.

He succeeded in swimming across the river. Il a réussi à traverser la rivière à la nage.

Cut the chit-chat and get to work. Cesse les jacasseries et mets-toi au travail.

She came across Jack yesterday. Elle a croisé Jack hier.

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