Sentence examples of "striking" in English

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The parallel with English becomes even more striking when we realize that Latin continued to be used for many hundreds of years more as the world's first "international language." Le parallèle avec l'anglais est encore plus frappant quand nous prenons conscience que le latin a continué à être usité durant encore plusieurs centaines d'années en tant que la première "langue internationale" au monde.
The clock is striking four. La pendule sonne quatre heures.
Typhoons strike Japan every year. Les typhons frappent le Japon chaque année.
The clock has just struck ten. La pendule vient de sonner dix coups.
His house was struck by lightning. Sa maison a été frappée par la foudre.
He had just finished his homework when the clock struck ten. Il venait de finir son devoir lorsque dix heures sonnèrent.
The house was struck by lightning yesterday. Hier, la maison a été frappée par la foudre.
No one knows what will strike one tomorrow. Nul ne sait, ce qui le frappera demain.
I barely restrained the impulse to strike him. J'ai failli ne pas pouvoir me retenir de le frapper.
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. Le charme frappe la vue, mais le mérite triomphe de l'âme.
He struck me in the face with his fist. Il m'a frappé au visage avec son poing.
He had words with his friend and then struck him. Il eut des mots avec son ami et le frappa alors.
I'm at the hospital. I got struck by lightning. Je suis à l'hôpital. J'ai été frappé par la foudre.
It struck me that the girl was trying to hide something. Je fus tout à coup frappé de ce que la fille essayait de cacher quelque chose.
Iaido, it is a form of swordsmanship that strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether one is sitting or walking. L’iaidō est une forme d'escrime qui frappe un attaquant d'un seul coup d'épée, rapidement dégainée de son fourreau, que l'on soit assis ou en déambulation.
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