Sentence examples of "forks" in English
Give us two knives and four forks, please.
Donnez-nous deux couteaux et quatre fourchettes, s'il vous plaît.
We use chopsticks in place of knives and forks.
Nous utilisons des baguettes à la place des couteaux et fourchettes.
Forks and chopsticks became popular because they could easily handle hot food.
Les fourchettes et les baguettes devinrent populaires parce qu'elles pouvaient facilement prendre des aliments chauds.
Those who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.
Ceux qui utilisent des fourchettes ou des baguettes pensent souvent que les gens qui ne le font pas ne sont pas civilisés.
Even at the end of the nineteenth century, sailors in the British Navy were not permitted to use knives and forks because using them was considered a sign of weakness.
Même à la fin du dix-neuvième siècle, les marins de la marine britannique n'étaient pas autorisés à utiliser des couteaux et des fourchettes parce que c'était considéré comme un signe de faiblesse.
We came to a fork in the road and had no idea which direction to go.
Nous atteignîmes une bifurcation sur la route et n'avions aucune idée de la direction à prendre.
Chinese food was served in small portions which did not require cutting with a knife or fork.
La nourriture chinoise fut servie en petites portions qui ne nécessitaient pas d'être coupées avec un couteau ou une fourchette.
Although the fork entered society on the tables of rich people, many members of royalty, such as Elizabeth I of England and Louis XIV of France, ate with their fingers.
Bien que la fourchette ait été déjà introduite sur les tables des personnes bien nanties, plusieurs membres de la royauté, comme Élizabeth Première d'Angleterre ou Louis XIV de France, mangeaient avec leurs doigts.
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