Sentence examples of "à la force du poignet" in French
Il était assez fort pour aider son père à la ferme.
He was strong enough to help his father on the farm.
Il tenait les envahisseurs à distance à la mitrailleuse.
He kept the invaders at bay with a machine gun.
La force athlétique est un sport où les athlètes en compétition doivent soulever un poids maximum cumulé de trois épreuves de poids, la flexion des jambes, le développé-couché et le soulevé de terre.
Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.
La première fois que tu rencontres une personne, tu devrais être attentif à la proximité avec laquelle tu te tiens par rapport à elle.
The first time you meet people, you should be careful about how near you stand to them.
Cela ferait vingt-sept mots au lieu de quatre, et même si le message brut de la longue phrase serait compris, la force de persuasion serait perdue.
That would be twenty-seven words instead of four, and while the bare message of the longer statement would be understood, the persuasive force would be lost.
Le plus fort n'est jamais assez fort pour être toujours le maître, s'il ne transforme la force en droit et l'obéissance en devoir. De là le droit du plus fort.
The strongest is never strong enough to always be master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty. From there derives the right of the strongest.
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