Sentence examples of "dropped anchor" in English
They usually use an anchor to hold a yacht in place.
On utilise souvent une ancre pour maintenir un voilier en place sur l'eau.
She was dropped from the height of happiness into the depth of misery.
Du pinacle du bonheur, elle a sombré dans les abysses de la misère.
Chinese officials say economic growth has dropped to a three-year low because of the world economy.
Les officiels chinois disent que la croissance économique est tombée à son plus bas niveau depuis trois ans en raison de l'économie mondiale.
When the bomb was dropped, I felt the house rock back and forth.
Quand la bombe a été larguée, j'ai senti la maison vibrer dans tous les sens.
He dropped his wallet, and now it's mine.
Il a laissé tomber son portefeuille, et maintenant il est à moi.
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