Sentence examples of "à bout ferré" in French

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Il va lui falloir deux heures pour venir à bout de cette tâche. It will take him two hours to finish the work.
J'étais à bout de souffle. I ran out of breath.
Ma patience est à bout. My patience is worn out.
Il fut difficile de venir à bout de la tache de café. It was difficult to remove the coffee stain.
Mettez les tables bout à bout. Put the tables end to end.
Sa vieille voiture est à bout de souffle. His old car is on its last legs.
Il est à bout de patience. His patience is worn out.
Il est à bout de force. He's on his last legs.
Il est arrivé à bout de son travail. He got through his work.
Il a tiré à bout portant. He fired at point blank range.
C'est vrai que le projet est une tâche difficile, mais M. Hara sera capable d'en venir à bout (de le mener à bien). It's true that the project is a difficult task, but Mr Hara will be able to bring it off.
Donnez-m'en un bout. Give me a tip.
Le brochet n'est pas encore ferré. The pike is not yet struck.
J'avais son nom au bout de la langue mais je ne pouvais m'en souvenir. His name was on the tip of my tongue, but I couldn't remember it.
Il se tenait au bout de la queue. He stood at the end of the line.
Il faudrait que tu ailles jusqu'au bout de ton premier plan. You should carry out your first plan.
Le lait bout à plus haute température que l'eau. Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.
On ne meurt qu'une fois et pour un bon bout de temps. We die only once, and for such a long time.
Il fait gentleman jusqu'au bout des ongles. He looks every inch a gentleman.
Mes lunettes glissent constamment au bout de mon nez. My glasses keep slipping down my nose.
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