Sentence examples of "split hairs" in English

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Don't split hairs. Arrête de pinailler.

Fiber-optic cables are made up of tiny glass fibers which are as thin as human hairs. Les câbles de fibre optique sont faits de minuscules fibres de verre aussi fines que des cheveux humains.

Let's split the reward fifty-fifty. Partageons la récompense cinquante-cinquante.

He has unsightly hairs growing out of his ears. Il a des poils disgracieux qui poussent hors de ses oreilles.

I think it's time for me to split some more firewood. Je pense qu'il est temps que je fende un peu plus de bois pour le feu.

A beam of white light is split by a prism into rays of various colors. Un faisceau de lumière blanche est divisé par un prisme en rayons de différentes couleurs.

First, we decide on what needs to be decided, then we split into two teams. Tout d'abord, nous décidons ce que doit être décidé, et ensuite nous nous divisons en équipes.

A sharp crack of thunder split the sky. Un coup de tonnerre fendit le ciel en deux.

I heard that Carol and Will have split up. Il paraît que Carol et Will ont rompu.

When I said that work had got busy so could we split the housework my husband pulled a face. Quand j'ai dit que le travail était devenu plus prenant et que nous pourrions partager les tâches domestiques, mon époux a fait la tête.

Let's split the bill today. Partageons l'addition aujourd'hui.

I think it's time for me to split. Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de rompre.

The story was so funny that I split my sides. L'histoire était tellement drôle, je me suis tenu les côtes.

Your turn to split! À toi de couper !

She prated on and on about how ugly her split ends made her look. Elle n'arrêtait pas de bavasser sur combien ses pointes de cheveux fourchues la rendaient laide.

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