Sentence examples of "needle oar" in English
It is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
C'est comme chercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin.
He hung an old, wooden oar on his wall as a decoration.
Il accrocha une vieille rame en bois à son mur en guise de décoration.
She pricked herself with a needle while embroidering.
Elle s'est piquée avec une aiguille en brodant.
He winced as the nurse pushed the needle into his arm.
Il grimaça tandis que l'infirmière enfonçait l'aiguille dans son bras.
The girls couldn't wait to show off their fine needle work to us.
Les filles ne pouvaient attendre pour nous montrer leur beau travail de couture.
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.
Il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par le trou d'une aiguille qu'à un riche d'entrer dans le royaume de Dieu.
My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle.
Mes mains tremblaient trop pour enfiler l'aiguille.
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