Sentence examples of "read off" in English

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I asked her to slowly read off the numbers on the meter. Je lui ai demandé de relever les chiffres du compteur.

And, to top it all off, he can read Hebrew. Et pour couronner le tout, il peut lire en hébreu.

Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.

Only he read the letter. Seul lui a lu cette lettre.

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.

He is well read in English literature. Il est calé en littérature anglaise.

He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.

I can read them all. Je peux tous les lire.

They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.

I have promised myself to read more books. Je me suis promis de lire plus de livres.

The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.

The world is like a book, and those who don't travel read only one page. Le monde est comme un livre, ceux qui ne voyagent pas n'en lisent qu'une page.

Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.

I already read all the Harry Potter books. J'ai déjà lu tous les livres d'Harry Potter.

Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.

You ought to read books instead. Tu devrais plutôt lire des livres.

She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.

Her watch read three o'clock in the morning. Sa montre indiquait 3 heures du matin.

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

A polyglot is someone who can read upside-down. Un polyglotte est quelqu'un qui sait lire la tête en bas.

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