Sentence examples of "lagging behind" in English

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Our country is lagging behind. Notre pays est à la traîne.
Ben is behind them, but he'll soon catch up with them. Ben est derrière eux, mais il devrait bientôt les rattraper.
He, being slow-footed, was of course already lagging two meters. Marchant lentement, il s'était déjà fait distancer de deux mètres.
There used to be a big cherry tree behind my house. Dans le temps, il y avait un grand cerisier derrière ma maison.
Look behind you. Regarde derrière toi.
I fall behind him in this respect. De ce côté là, je ne suis pas à sa hauteur.
We're behind on schedule. On est en retard sur le planning.
The garden is behind the house. Le jardin est derrière la maison.
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 ?
The bus was behind schedule. Le bus était en retard.
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.
The cows behind my house only eat tulips. Les vaches derrière chez moi ne mangent que des tulipes.
Clothes are behind me. Des vêtements se trouvent derrière moi.
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.
A cat appeared from behind the curtain. Un chat apparut de derrière le rideau.
The stable is right behind the farm house. L'écurie est juste derrière la ferme.
They're right behind me. Elles se trouvent juste derrière moi.
I heard a noise behind me. J'ai entendu un bruit derrière moi.
Someone is standing behind the wall. Quelqu'un se tient derrière la cloison.
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