Sentence examples of "upside down" in English

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She hung the picture upside down. Elle a accroché l'image à l'envers.

Nobody noticed that the picture was hung upside down. Personne ne remarqua que le tableau était suspendu la tête en bas.

My brother hung the picture upside down. Mon frère a accroché la photo à l'envers.

The boy pretended he could read, but he was holding the book upside down. Le garçon prétendait savoir lire, mais il tenait son livre à l'envers.

He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hung on the wall upside down. Il était surpris de voir que le chef-d'œuvre du grand artiste était suspendu au mur à l'envers.

He turned the table upside down. Il retourna la table sur son plateau.

He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out. Il renversa la bouteille et la secoua, mais malgré tout le miel n'en sortait pas.

The map on page 11 looks very strange. Turn it upside down. Then it becomes a familiar map to you. La carte de la page 11 a l'air très étrange. Retournez-la. Elle devient alors plus familière pour vous.

I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals. J'aime les cochons. Les chiens nous admirent d'en bas. Les chats nous regardent de haut. Les cochons nous traitent en égaux.

The rich are apt to look down upon the poor. Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres.

You knelt down, begging God for forgiveness. Agenouille-toi, suppliant Dieu le pardon.

Tom was walking slowly with his head down. Tom marchait lentement la tête baissée.

He chopped down the branch with an ax. Il a coupé la branche avec une hache.

She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.

He broke down when he heard the bad news. Il s'effondra lorsqu'il entendit les mauvaises nouvelles.

Let me write it down so I don't forget. Laisse-moi l'écrire afin que je ne l'oublie pas.

I can't shut it down. Je ne peux l'arrêter.

Where is he going to settle down? Où est-ce qu'il va s'installer ?

I felt the sweat trickle down my brow. J'ai senti la sueur goutter sur mon front.

My car, which broke down yesterday, has not been repaired yet. Ma voiture, qui est en panne depuis hier, n'a pas encore été réparée.

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