Sentence examples of "from a distance" in English

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I heard someone calling me from a distance. J'ai entendu quelqu'un m'appeler de loin.
Seen from a distance, it looked like a human face. De loin, il ressemblait à un visage humain.
A pet theory of mine is that things should be seen from a distance. Une théorie que j'aime bien est que les choses doivent être vues avec du recul.
Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle. Vu de loin ce grand rocher ressemble à un vieux château.
The bronze statue looks quite nice from a distance. La statue de bronze a l'air assez belle à distance.
Seen from a distance, it looks like a ball. Vu de loin, ça ressemble à une balle.
Mountains look better viewed from a distance. À distance, les montagnes ont l'air plus belles.
From a distance, that stone looks like a person's face. À distance, cette pierre ressemble à un visage humain.
Seen from a distance, the stone looks like a human face. Vue de loin, cette pierre ressemble à un visage humain.
Viewed from a distance, the island looked like a cloud. Vue de loin, l'île ressemblait à un nuage.
Seen from a distance, this mountain looks like Mt. Fuji. Vue de loin, cette montagne ressemble au Mont Fuji.
The small island looked like a tortoise from a distance. De loin la petite île ressemblait à une tortue marine.
At a distance, the ship looks like an island. À cette distance le bateau a l'air d'une île.
He fashioned a walking stick from a fallen branch. Il façonna une branche tombée en un bâton de marche.
Seen at a distance, the rock looks like a human face. Si on le regarde à distance, ce rocher ressemble à un visage humain.
That's an item from a famous company. C'est un article d'une compagnie très connue.
The picture looks better at a distance. Cette image rend mieux de loin.
The following passage is a quotation from a well-known fable. Le passage suivant est une citation d'une célèbre fable.
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.
Gas was escaping from a crack in the pipe. L'essence s'échappait d'une fissure dans le tube.
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