Sentence examples of "ivory tower" in English

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This tower commands a full view of the city. De cette tour on a un panorama complet de la ville.
He pointed to the tower over there. Il a pointé la tour, là-bas.
Lightning hit that tower. La foudre frappa cette tour.
The tower is going to collapse. La tour va s'effondrer.
Gall, lover the the Queen, went - magnanimous tour - / Gallantly from the arena to the Tower Grande, in Nîmes. Gal(l), amant de la Reine, alla, tour magnanime, / Galamment de l'arène à la Tour Magne, à Nîmes.
Did you visit the Tokyo Tower? Avez-vous visité la Tour de Tokyo ?
They wanted a wedding picture in front of the Eiffel Tower. Il voulait avoir une photo de mariage devant la tour Eiffel.
Lightning struck the tower. L'éclair frappa la tour.
Could you tell me the way to Tokyo Tower? Pourriez-vous m'indiquer le chemin pour aller à la tour de Tokyo ?
The picture of the tower was out of focus. La photo de la tour était floutée.
I could see Tokyo Tower far away. Je pouvais voir la tour de Tokyo au loin.
This is the tallest tower in Japan. C'est la plus grande tour au Japon.
The biblical Tower of Babel is what architects call a ziggurat. La tour de Babel de la Bible est ce que les architectes nomment une zigounette.
My house is near Tokyo Tower. Ma maison se situe à proximité de la tour de Tokyo.
The leaning tower of Pisa is taller than the church. La tour penchée de Pise est plus haute que l'église.
The height of the tower is above 100 meters. Cette tour fait plus de 100 mètres de hauteur.
Actually I wanted to be a damsel in a tower guarded by seven dragons, and then a prince on a white horse would chop off the dragons' heads and liberate me. À vrai dire, je voulais être une damoiselle, dans une tour gardée par sept dragons, et alors un prince sur un cheval blanc aurait coupé la tête des dragons et m'aurait délivrée.
I made out a tower in the distance. Je pus distinguer une tour au loin.
In 1912, the Austrian tailor Franz Reichelt died jumping off the first floor of the Eiffel Tower while trying out his new invention, the parachute coat, which did not work... En 1912, le tailleur autrichien Franz Reichelt est mort en sautant du premier étage de la tour Eiffel alors qu'il voulait tester son invention, le manteau-parachute, qui n'a pas fonctionné...
Do you know how high the television tower is? Savez-vous quelle est la hauteur de la tour de télévision ?
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