Sentence examples of "sitting duck" in English

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The cow goes "moo," the rooster goes "cock-a-doodle-doo," the pig goes "oink, oink," the duck goes "quack, quack" and the cat goes "meow." La vache fait "meuh", le coq fait "cocorico", le cochon fait "groin, groin", le canard fait "coin, coin" et le chat fait "miaou".

She is sitting on the bench. Elle est assise sur un banc.

Commentators have variously described the sound of vuvuzelas as "annoying" and "satanic" and compared it with "a stampede of noisy elephants", "a deafening swarm of locusts", "a goat on the way to slaughter", "a giant hive full of very angry bees", and "a duck on speed". Les commentateurs ont décrit le son des vuvuzelas comme "épuisant" et "satanique" et l'ont comparé avec "un troupeau d'éléphants en furie", "un amas assourdissant de sauterelles", "une chèvre allant à l'abattoir", "une gigantesque ruche remplie d'abeilles en furie", et à un "canard drogué aux amphétamines".

There's no one sitting here. Personne n'est assis ici.

He made a cranberry sauce to accompany duck. Il a préparé une sauce aux airelles pour accompagner le canard.

Who's the person sitting at the other end of the table? Qui est la personne assise à l'autre bout de la table ?

The cow moos, the rooster crows, the pig oinks, the duck quacks, and the cat meows. La vache meugle, le coq chante, le cochon grouine, le canard cancane, et le chat miaule.

I was sitting while smoking a pipe. J'étais assis à fumer une pipe.

Where is the rubber duck? Où est le canard en caoutchouc ?

The man is sitting on on the other side of the stream. L'homme est assis de l'autre côté du ruisseau.

Some birds are sitting on the branch of that tree. Des oiseaux se reposent sur la branche de cet arbre.

He's sitting at the table. Il est assis à table.

He's sitting in the waiting room. Il est assis en salle d'attente.

The two men sitting on the bench were Americans. Les deux hommes assis sur le banc étaient américains.

He was sitting on the quay. Il était assis sur le quai.

He is still sitting on the bench. Il est toujours assis sur le banc.

I noticed him sitting with his back against the wall. Je l'ai remarqué, assis dos au mur.

Who is sitting at the other end of the table? Qui est assis là à l'autre bout de la table ?

Excuse me, I think you're sitting in my seat. Excusez-moi, je pense que c'est mon siège.

Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess". Assise dans son fauteuil en peau de panthère, la jeune femme en lingerie rouge lisait à haute voix un livre intitulé « La princesse noire ».

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