Sentence examples of "walking stick" in English
The walking stick serves the purpose of an advertisement that the bearer's hands are employed otherwise than in useful effort, and it therefore has utility as an evidence of leisure.
La canne sert à annoncer le fait que les mains de celui qui la tient sont employées à autre chose qu'à un effort utile, et elle est donc utile comme preuve d'oisiveté.
He fashioned a walking stick from a fallen branch.
Il façonna une branche tombée en un bâton de marche.
I liked walking alone on the deserted beach in the evening.
J'appréciais de marcher seul sur la plage désertée, dans la soirée.
Laugh as much as you like; I'll stick to my plan to the bitter end.
Ris comme tu veux, je m'accroche à mon plan jusqu'à la fin.
The last time I saw Tom he was walking on crutches.
La dernière fois que j"ai vu Tom, il marchait avec des béquilles.
The police knew he was guilty but they couldn't make the charges stick.
La police savait qu'il était coupable, mais ils ne purent faire tenir les charges.
The U.S. thinks it is getting the short end of the stick.
Les États-Unis s'imaginent tenir la poignée du bâton.
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