Sentence examples of "lag behind" in English
Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them.
Ben est derrière eux, mais il devrait bientôt les rattraper.
There used to be a big cherry tree behind my house.
Dans le temps, il y avait un grand cerisier derrière ma maison.
Whenever I go abroad, I suffer from jet lag and diarrhea.
À chaque fois que je vais à l'étranger, je souffre à cause du décalage horaire et j'ai la diarrhée.
I hope that the jet lag isn't going to disturb my sleep schedule too much.
J'espère que le décalage horaire ne va pas trop perturber mon cycle de sommeil.
It's been a week, but I'm still suffering from jet lag.
Cela fait une semaine mais je souffre toujours du décalage horaire.
I left behind some important documents for the company at home. Sorry, but could you please go and get them for me now?
J'ai laissé certains documents importants pour la société à mon domicile. Désolé, mais pourriez-vous, je vous prie, aller me les chercher maintenant ?
Look how they all speak ill of me behind my back because I married a woman thirty years younger than me.
Regarde comme tous médisent derrière mon dos parce que je me suis marié avec une femme de trente ans ma cadette.
It is not right to criticize people behind their backs.
Ce n'est pas correct de critiquer les gens derrière leur dos.
When you hear hoofbeats behind you, don't expect to see a zebra.
Quand vous entendez des bruits de sabots derrière vous, n'espérez pas voir un zèbre.
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