Sentence examples of "play down" in English

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Robert was so busy he had to turn down an invitation to play golf. Robert était tellement occupé qu'il a dû refuser une invitation de jouer au golf.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

Bring the guns into play when the enemy approaches us. Faites jouer du canon à l'approche de l'ennemi.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

Must the woman always play the secondary role? La femme doit-elle toujours jouer le second rôle ?

You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.

Oh yeah? Wanna play this game? Don't get me started or it could all end up badly. Ah ouais ? Tu veux jouer à ça ? Commence pas à me chauffer ça pourrait mal se finir !

Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.

I do not play the piano. Je ne sais pas jouer du piano.

He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.

Why don't we play tennis on Sunday? Pourquoi ne jouons-nous pas au tennis dimanche ?

She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.

He can play the piano better than I can. Il sait jouer du piano mieux que moi.

He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.

I will play tennis this afternoon. Je vais jouer au tennis cet après-midi.

Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.

If you like, I will teach you to play chess. Si tu le souhaites je t'apprendrai à jouer aux échecs.

I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.

It is too dark to play outside. Il fait trop sombre pour jouer dehors.

Where is he going to settle down? Où est-ce qu'il va s'installer ?

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