Sentence examples of "stop short" in English

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They studied the map to find a short cut. Ils étudièrent la carte pour trouver un raccourci.

Stop biting your nails. Arrête de ronger tes ongles.

Being short is a disadvantage to a volleyball player. Être petit est un inconvénient pour un joueur de volley-ball.

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.

Short hair really suits her. Les cheveux courts lui vont vraiment bien.

The train doesn't stop at that station. Le train ne s'arrête pas à cette gare.

You mean you're short on fuck-buddies? Tu veux dire que tu manques de partenaires sexuels réguliers ?

The woman promised to go on a diet, to stop smoking, and to do physical exercises. La femme promit de faire un régime, d'arrêter de fumer et de faire des exercices physiques.

I wouldn't let a goof-up like that get to you. People have short memories and the one good thing about gossip is that it's short-lived. Ne t'en fais pas pour cette gaffe. Les ragots ne durent qu'un temps. Bientôt, tout le monde l'aura oublié.

There is a bus stop near by. Il y a un arrêt de bus pas loin.

It'll be impossible to get a visa at short notice. Il sera impossible d'avoir un visa à court terme.

We must stop urban sprawl and fight against physical segregation while still guaranteeing the right to housing. Il faut mettre un terme à l'étalement urbain et lutter contre la ségrégation spatiale tout en garantissant le droit au logement.

His short stature makes him feel insecure. Sa petite stature le fait se sentir peu sûr de lui.

I couldn't stop laughing. Je ne pouvais m'empêcher de rire.

I will stay here for a short period. Je ne resterai pas longtemps ici.

We couldn't stop him from hitting her. Nous ne pouvions pas l'arrêter de la frapper.

In a word, life is short. En un mot, la vie est courte.

If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time. Si seulement on arrêtait d'essayer d'être heureux on pourrait passer un très bon moment.

My mother cut my hair too short. Ma mère m'a coupé les cheveux trop courts.

Let's stop this fruitless argument. Cessons cette vaine dispute.

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