Sentence examples of "hit upon" in English

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He finally hit upon a solution to his problem. Il a finalement trouvé une solution à son problème.
Yesterday a truck hit this wall. Hier un camion a percuté le mur.
Upon getting home, I went straight to bed. Après être rentré à la maison je me rendis directement au lit.
He hit on a splendid idea. Une idée brillante lui vint à l'esprit.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.
The shit has hit the fan. C'est vraiment la merde.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Alexei Dudarev upon his birthday. Le Président Alexander Lukashenko a félicité Alexei Dudarev pour son anniversaire.
The dog was hit by a car. Le chien a été heurté par une voiture.
Parents try to impress upon their children the importance of honesty and hard work. Les parents tentent d'inculquer à leurs enfants l'importance de l'honnêteté et du travail.
He hit a ball with the bat. Frappe la balle avec la batte.
She had to rely upon her inner strength. Elle dut compter sur sa propre force.
A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today. Un important séisme de magnitude 8.8 a frappé les îles du Japon aujourd'hui.
Whether you will succeed or not depends upon your own exertions. Le fait que tu réussisses ou non dépend de tes efforts.
What did they hit you with? Avec quoi vous ont-ils frappé ?
A happy idea came upon me. Une bonne idée me vint.
Fortune 500 companies were the hardest hit by recent legislation. Les compagnies de la liste Fortune 500 furent les plus durement touchées par la récente législation.
While on a mountain trip, I was chewing on some hard, stale bread when I happened upon a huge snake. Au cours d'une excursion en montagne, je mâchouillais du pain dur et rassis quand je tombai sur un énorme serpent.
The ball hit him on the left side of the head. La balle l'atteignit au côté gauche de la tête.
The passages in the books upon which the idea of theory of redemption is built, have been manufactured and fabricated for that purpose. Les passages dans les livres sur lesquels est bâtie l'idée de la théorie de la rédemption ont été fabriqués de toutes pièces à cette fin.
Hit the lights and let's go. Éteins et on y va.
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