Sentence examples of "measuring rod" in English

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The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature. Un thermomètre est un instrument de mesure de la température.
He was beaten with an iron rod during a violent soccer match. Il a été battu avec une barre métallique lors d'un match de football violent.
We are measuring the depth of the river. Nous mesurons la profondeur de la rivière.
Spare the rod and spoil the child. Qui aime bien châtie bien.
I wonder how a government would go about measuring gross national happiness. Je me demande comment un gouvernement s'y prendrait pour mesurer le bonheur national brut.
I like to eyeball my ingredients, mostly because I don't feel like washing my measuring cups over and over. J'aime estimer mes ingrédients au juger, principalement parce que je n'aime pas laver constamment mes bols mesureurs.
The current rate is about one airplane crash every two weeks, measuring all serious accidents to all types of transport jets. Le rythme actuel est d'environ un crash aérien toutes les deux semaines, en tenant compte de tous les accidents graves sur tous les types d'avions de transport.
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