Usage examples of "learn off" in English with translation to French

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If you think that it's in school - seated in a chair and listening to a teacher - that you learn a language, then boy are you off. Si vous pensez que c'est à l'école, assis sur une chaise, à écouter un prof, qu'on apprend une langue, alors vous vous fourrez le doigt dans l'œil.
I just can't seem to outdo him. I've got a lot to learn. Il semble que je n'arrive pas à le surpasser. J'ai beaucoup à apprendre.
Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
It's difficult to learn a foreign language. Il est difficile d'apprendre une langue étrangère.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
Learn those sentences. Apprenez ces phrases.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
I'd like to learn how to arrange flowers. Je voudrais apprendre comment faire des arrangements floraux.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
After a lot of problems she managed to learn to drive a car. Après divers problèmes elle réussit à apprendre à conduire.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
When traveling abroad, it's helpful to learn at least a few chance words and phrases of your destination. Quand on part à l'étranger, c'est utile d'apprendre au moins quelques formules de politesse dans la langue locale.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
You should learn from your mistakes. On devrait apprendre de ses erreurs.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
She spends a lot of time helping her children learn to deal with money. Elle consacre beaucoup de temps à aider ses enfants à apprendre à gérer l'argent.
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
Any student of this school must learn one more foreign language besides English. Tous les élèves de cette école doivent apprendre une langue étrangère en plus de l'anglais.
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
He will learn to do it in three hours. Nous apprendrons à le faire en 3 heures.
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