Sentence examples of "tip of the nose" in English

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The finger approaches the tip of the nose. Le doigt s'approche de l'extrémité du nez.
The tip of the spear was dipped in a deadly poison. La pointe de la lance était trempée dans un poison mortel.
He leads you by the nose if you let him. Si vous le laissez faire, il vous mène par le bout du nez.
The words are on the tip of my tongue, but I don't quite know how to put what I want to say. J'ai les mots sur le bout de la langue, mais je ne sais pas vraiment comment le formuler.
Asked from what country he came, he replied, "I am a citizen of the world." Lorsqu'on lui demanda de quel pays il venait, il répondit: "Je suis citoyen du monde."
The nose knows. On sait à l'odeur.
His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it. J'avais son nom au bout de la langue mais je ne pouvais m'en souvenir.
The greater part of the guests were foreigners. La plupart des invités étaient des étrangers.
You are talking through the nose. Tu parles du nez.
It's on the tip of my tongue. Je l'ai sur le bout de la langue.
By chance we saw him as he came out of the shop. Par chance, on l'a vu en train de sortir du magasin.
It's as plain as the nose on your face Ça se voit comme le nez au milieu de la figure
The word is on the tip of my tongue. J'ai le mot sur le bout de la langue.
To my chief strategist, David Axelrod, who's been a partner with me every step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of politics! You made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've sacrificed to get it done. À mon stratège en chef, David Axelrod, qui a été un partenaire avec moi à chaque pas du chemin. À la meilleure équipe de campagne jamais assemblée dans l'histoire de la politique ! Vous l'avez accompli, et je suis pour toujours redevable pour ce que vous avez sacrifié pour le faire.
He blew on the tip of his fingers. Il souffla sur le bout de ses doigts.
If my plane doesn't crash, and if I do not get kidnapped by organ thieves, I will drop you a line at the beginning of the week. Si mon avion ne s'écrase pas, si je ne me fais pas enlever par des voleurs d'organes, je vous passe un coup de fil en début de semaine.
The words themselves are on the tip of my tongue, but I just can't say it. J'ai les mots sur le bout de la langue, mais je ne sais pas vraiment comment le formuler.
From the look of the sky, the typhoon will probably be raging in all its fury about this time tomorrow. Vu l'état du ciel, le typhon se sera complètement déchaîné demain à cette heure.
I cut the article out of the magazine. J'ai découpé l'article de ce magazine.
I can't hear anything because of the noise. Je ne peux pas entendre quoi que ce soit à cause du bruit.
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