Sentence examples of "freight car" in English

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The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars. La locomotive tractait une longue file de wagons de marchandises.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad. Un homme qui n'a jamais été à l'école peut voler d'un wagon, mais s'il dispose d'un diplôme, il peut voler toute la ligne de chemin de fer.
If we can't get the money in any other way, we can, as a last resort, sell the car. Si on ne peut pas obtenir l'argent de quelconque autre manière, on peut, en dernier recours, vendre la voiture.
The freight was insured against all risks. Le transport était assuré contre tous les risques.
Tomorrow, I'm going to take my mother out in the new car. Demain, je vais promener ma mère dans la nouvelle voiture.
The freight train was held up about half an hour because of a dense fog. Le train de fret a été retenu près d'une demi-heure à cause de l'épais brouillard.
That salesman was persistent in asking me to buy a car. Ce vendeur persévérait à me demander d'acheter une voiture.
A driver was sleeping in the car. Un chauffeur dormait dans la voiture.
My uncle's car is faster than mine. La voiture de mon oncle est plus rapide que la mienne.
His car was seriously damaged. Sa voiture était sérieusement endommagée.
Why didn't you buy a Japanese car? Pourquoi n'as-tu pas acheté une japonaise ?
Look at the boy beside the car. Regarde le garçon derrière la voiture.
The car is parked in front of the building. La voiture est garée devant le bâtiment.
A passing car splashed water on us. Une voiture qui passait nous a éclaboussés.
Washing the car took longer than we expected. Laver la voiture prit plus de temps que nous l'escomptions.
I have a car. J'ai une voiture.
I washed the car. J'ai lavé la voiture.
He put the skis on top of the car. Il plaça les skis sur le dessus de la voiture.
He had the nerve to take my car without asking. Il a eu le culot de prendre ma voiture sans me la demander.
My car broke down on the way. Ma voiture est tombée en panne en route.
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