Sentence examples of "lay hand" in English

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I lay a hand on his shoulder. Je pose la main sur son épaule.

How can you accuse me of such a thing? I would never lay a hand on my child. Comment peux-tu m'accuser d'une telle chose ? Je ne lèverais jamais la main sur mon enfant.

He withdrew his hand from the table. Il retira sa main de la table.

Several people lay wounded. Plusieurs personnes gisaient blessées.

You are holding my hand in that picture. Tu me tiens la main sur la photo.

Fan letters lay in a heap on the desk. Des lettres d'admirateurs étaient posées en tas sur le bureau.

Better a fowl in hand than two flying. Un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'auras.

Lay these books on my desk, if you don't mind. Posez ces livres sur mon bureau, si ça ne vous dérange pas.

Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.

A dog jumped onto the chair and lay motionless for five minutes. Un chien sauta sur la chaise et resta immobile pendant cinq minutes.

All you have to do is to hand this book to him. Tout ce que tu as à faire c'est de lui remettre ce livre.

Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. Plusieurs personnes visitèrent le sanctuaire où le saint était enterré.

What's that thing you have in your hand? Quelle est cette chose que vous avez dans la main ?

The boy lay listening to the radio. Le garçon était allongé en train d'écouter la radio.

He tried to conceal his ineptitude in a not-so-deft sleight of hand. Il tenta de dissimuler son ineptie dans un tour de passe-passe pas très adroit.

I lay on my bed. Je me suis allongé sur mon lit.

Hand mixers provide a nice way to add air to batter. Les batteurs à main sont un bon moyen d'aérer la pâte à beignet.

The dead and wounded soon lay everywhere. Les morts et les blessés étaient bientôt étendus partout.

The thief was bound hand and foot. Le voleur était pieds et poings liés.

We lay on the grass. Nous sommes allongés dans l'herbe.

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