Sentence examples of "fencing at close quarters" in English
A furious elephant kicks out the fencing of his enclosure and sends the keeper flying.
Un éléphant en colère pousse la barrière de son enclos et éjecte le gardien.
Three quarters of the members of this club are girls.
Les trois quarts des membres de ce club sont des filles.
There's nothing like close combat to test one's mettle.
Il n'y a rien de tel que le combat rapproché pour éprouver son courage.
For nothing is so beautiful but that it betrays some defect on close inspection.
Car il n'est rien de tellement beau qui ne montre des défauts lorsque soumis à une inspection minutieuse.
He tried getting close to her using every means possible.
Il tenta de s'approcher d'elle en utilisant tous les moyens possibles.
The following morning she said close to my ears: "We're going back to Paris tonight. He says that there's no way that he'll leave me alone in such a sad place. That's how it is."
Le lendemain matin elle me dit dans l'oreille: "Nous retournons à Paris ce soir. Il dit qu'il n'est pas question qu'il me laisse seule dans un endroit aussi triste. C'est ainsi."
When you meet someone for the first time, be careful about how close you stand to that person.
Lorsque vous rencontrez une personne pour la première fois, soyez attentif à la distance à laquelle vous vous en tenez.
I don't know what I said or did to make him think that we're close friends.
J'ignore ce que j'ai dit ou fait pour lui faire penser que nous sommes des amis proches.
Tom didn't know that Mary's house was so close to John's.
Tom ne savait pas que la maison de Marie était si proche de celle de John.
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