Sentence examples of "grind down" in English

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I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

I grind my own coffee beans every morning. Je mouds mes propres graines de café tous les matins.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

He who buries his head in the sand today will grind his teeth tomorrow. Celui qui se fourre la tête dans le sable aujourd'hui, grincera des dents, demain.

You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.

Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.

He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.

She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.

He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.

Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.

I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.

Where is he going to settle down? Où est-ce qu'il va s'installer ?

I felt the sweat trickle down my brow. J'ai senti la sueur goutter sur mon front.

My car, which broke down yesterday, has not been repaired yet. Ma voiture, qui est en panne depuis hier, n'a pas encore été réparée.

Try to keep it down. Essaie de ne pas vomir.

He got bogged down at work. Il est resté coincé au boulot.

She raced him down the hill. Elle fit la course avec lui jusqu'au bas de la colline.

Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down. Personne ne remarqua que le tableau était suspendu la tête en bas.

They opened up their wedding album and had a little stroll down memory lane. Ils ouvrirent leur album de mariage et firent une petite promenade dans le temps.

He came down to breakfast. Il descendit prendre le petit déjeuner.

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